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MIF(Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor) Promoter Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia

Author(s) -

Gordon A. Awandare,

Jeremy Martinson,

Tom Were,

Collins Ouma,

Gregory C. Davenport,

John Michael Ong’echa,

Wenkui Wang,

Lin Leng,

Robert E. Ferrell,

Richard Bucala,

Douglas J. Perkins

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/600894

Subject(s) - macrophage migration inhibitory factor , haplotype , immunology , sma* , biology , pathogenesis , malaria , plasmodium falciparum , allele , genetics , gene , cytokine , mathematics , combinatorics

Severe malarial anemia (SMA) resulting from Plasmodium falciparum infection is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The innate immune mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of SMA.

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