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Polymorphic Variability in the Interleukin (IL)-1Beta Promoter Conditions Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia and Functional Changes in IL-1Beta Production
(PubMed, 2012)
Interleukin (IL)-1beta is a cytokine released as part of the innate immune response to
Plasmodium falciparum. Because the role played by IL-1beta polymorphic variability in
conditioning the immunopathogenesis of severe ...
MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) promoter polymorphisms and susceptibility to severe malarial anemia
(Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012)
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 ...