Short report: Codon 125 polymorphism of CD31 and susceptibility to malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 736-737

  Casals Pascual, C ^a   Allen, S ^a   Allen, A ^a   Kai, O ^a   Lowe, B ^a   Pain, A ^a   Roberts, D J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL RECEPTOR; LEUCINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ERYTHROCYTE ADHESIVENESS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTECTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035687608     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.736     Document Type: Article

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