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dc.contributor.authorT, Were,
dc.contributor.authorCW, Gichuki
dc.contributor.authorOng'echa, JM
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Collins
dc.contributor.authorAnyona, SB
dc.contributor.authorKempaiah, P
dc.contributor.authorRaballah, E
dc.contributor.authorDavenpor, GC
dc.contributor.authorKonah, SN
dc.contributor.authorVulule, JM
dc.contributor.authorHittner, James B
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, DJ
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-24T13:21:34Z
dc.date.available2018-01-24T13:21:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/249
dc.description.abstractSevere malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children residing in regions where plasmodium falciparum transmission is holoendemic. Although largely unexplored in children with SMA, interleukin-18 (Il-1S) is important for regulating innate and acquired immunity in inflammatory and infectious diseases. As such, we selected two functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPS) in the Il-18 promoter (-137G-C [rs187238J and-607-CA [rs1946518J) whose haplotypes encompass significant genetic variation due to the presence of strong linkage disequilibrium among these variants. The relationship between the genotypes/haplotypes, SMA (hemoglobin [HbJ,< 5.0 g/dlJ, and longitudinal clinical outcomes were then investigated in Kenyan children (n= 719). Multivariate logistic regression analyses controlling for age, gender, sickle cell trait …en_US
dc.publisherPubMeden_US
dc.titleFunctional promoter haplotypes of interleukin-18 condition susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and childhood mortality.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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