Polymorphisms in genes of interleukin 12 and its receptors and their association with protection against severe malarial anaemia in children in western Kenya
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malarial anaemia is characterized by destruction of malaria infected red blood cells and suppression of erythropoiesis. Interleukin 12 (IL12) significantly boosts erythropoietic responses in murine models of malarial anaemia and decr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/87 |