Genetic control of blood infection levels in human malaria: Evidence for a complex genetic model

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 480-488

  Garcia, Andre ^a   Cot, Michel ^b   Chippaux, Jean Philippe ^c   Ranque, Stephane ^c   Feingold, Josue ^d   Demenais, Florence ^e   Abel, Laurent ^d  

^a Institut Pierre Richet Bouake   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC REGULATION; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITE IMMUNITY; RISK FACTOR; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031896712     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.480     Document Type: Article

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