Maternal Filarial Infection Influences the Development of Regulatory T Cells in Children from Infancy to Early Childhood.
BACKGROUND:Children born from filarial infected mothers are comparatively more susceptible to filarial infection than the children born to uninfected mothers. But the mechanism of such increased susceptibility to infection in early childhood is not exactly known. Several studies have shown the assoc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5115651?pdf=render |