Polymorphisms in the RNASE3 gene are associated with susceptibility to cerebral malaria in Ghanaian children.

Polymorphisms in the RNASE3 gene are associated with susceptibility to cerebral malaria in Ghanaian children.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral malaria (CM) is the most severe outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infection and a major cause of death in children from 2 to 4 years of age. A hospital based study in Ghana showed that P. falciparum induces eosinophilia and found a significantly higher serum level of eosinophil c...

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Main Authors: Bright Adu, Daniel Dodoo, Selorme Adukpo, Ben A Gyan, Paula L Hedley, Bamenla Goka, George O Adjei, Severin O Larsen, Michael Christiansen, Michael Theisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3246477?pdf=render

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