Polymorphisms in interleukin-1 β and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes and malaria in Ghanaian children

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 619-622

  Gyan, B ^a,b   Goka, B ^c   Cvetkovic, J T ^d   Perlmann, H ^b   Lefvert, A K ^d   Akanmori, B ^a   Troye Blomberg, M ^b  

^a University of Ghana Legon   (Ghana)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; IL1RN PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN;

AGE; ALLELE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 0036884397     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2002.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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