WSB1 and IL21R Genetic Variants Are Involved in Th2 Immune Responses to Ascaris lumbricoides

Genetic and epigenetic factors are considered to be critical for host-parasite interactions. There are limited data on the role of such factors during human infections with Ascaris lumbricoides. Here, we describe the potential role of genetic factors as determinants of the Th2 immune response to A....

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Main Authors: Valdirene Leão Carneiro, Hugo Bernardino Ferreira da Silva, Gerson de Almeida Queiroz, Rafael Valente Veiga, Pablo Rafael Silveira Oliveira, Norma Vilany Queiroz Carneiro, Anaque de Oliveira Pires, Raimon Rios da Silva, Flavia Sena, Emilia Belitardo, Regina Nascimento, Milca Silva, Cintia Rodrigues Marques, Ryan dos Santos Costa, Neuza Maria Alcantra-Neves, Mauricio L. Barreto, Philip J. Cooper, Camila Alexandrina Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.622051/full