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Reduced interferon (IFN) –α conditioned by IFNA2 (-173) and IFNA8 (-884) haplotypes is associated with enhanced susceptibility to severe malarial anaemia and longitudinal all-cause mortality

Were, T.; Kempaiah, P.; Anyona, S. B.; Raballah, E.; Davenport, G. C.; Hittner, James B.; Ong'echa, J. M.; Perkins, D. J. (PubMed, 2012-08)

Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas. Although dysregulation in cytokine production is an important etiology of SMA, ...