Mannose binding protein deficiency is not associated with malaria, hepatitis B carriage nor tuberculosis in Africans.
We retrospectively studied MBP genotypes in patients with malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriage, in clinics and hospitals in The Gambia. Children under 10 years with cerebral malaria and/or severe malarial anaemia, were compared with children with symptomatic, m...
Main Authors: | Bellamy, R, Ruwende, C, McAdam, K, Thursz, M, Sumiya, M, Summerfield, J, Gilbert, S, Corrah, T, Kwiatkowski, D, Whittle, H, Hill, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1998
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