Browsing School of Medicine by Author "Ong'echa, JM"
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Functional haplotypes of Fc gamma (Fcγ) receptor (FcγRIIA and FcγRIIIB) predict risk to repeated episodes of severe malarial anemia and mortality in Kenyan children.
Ouma, C; Davenport, GC; Garcia, S; Kempaiah, P; Chaudhary, A; Were, T; Anyona, SB; Raballah, E; Konah, SN; Hittner, JB; Vulule., JM; Ong'echa, JM; Perkins, DJ (Pub Med Central, 2012-02)Development of protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum is partially mediated through binding of malaria-specific IgG to Fc gamma (γ) receptors. Variation in human FcγRIIA-H/R-131 and FcγRIIIB-NA1/NA2 affect ... -
Functional promoter haplotypes of interleukin-18 condition susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and childhood mortality
Anyona, SB; Kempaiah, P; Raballah, E; Ouma, C; Were, T; Davenport, GC; Konah, SN; Vulule, JM; Hittner, JB; Gichuki, CW; Ong'echa, JM; Perkins, DJ (Pub Med Central, 2011-12)Severe 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, ... -
Polymorphic variability in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with susceptibility to severe anaemia in Kenyan children with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Ong'echa, JM; Raballah, EO; Kempaiah, PM; Anyona, SB; Were, T; Davenport, GC; Konah, S; Vulule, JM; Ouma, C; Hittner, JB; Perkins, DJ (Pub Med Central, 2011-08)BACKGROUND: 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 ...