Browsing Department of Public Health by Author "Konah, Stephen"
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Polymorphic variability in the 3'untranslated region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with susceptibility to severe anaemia in Kenyan children with acute Plasmodium falc...
Ong'echa, John M; Raballah, Evans O; Kempaiah, Prakasha M; Anyona, Samuel B; Were, Tom; Davenport, Gregory C; Konah, Stephen; Vulule, John M; Ouma, Collins; Hittner, James B; Perkins, Douglas J (BioMed Central, 2011-08-06)Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among African children. Innate immunity provides the first line of defence against P. falciparum infections, particularly in young children ... -
Polymorphisms in the Fc Gamma Receptor IIIA and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Are Associated with Protection against Severe Malarial Anemia and Changes in Circulating...
Okeyo, Winnie; Anyona, Samwel; Raballah, Evan; Konah, Stephen; Ogoda, Lilian; Ouma, Collins (Journals. ASm. org, 2012-10-08)An understanding of the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in the designing of a rationally based malaria vaccine. Variants within the Fc gamma receptors ...