A variant in the gene FUT9 is associated with susceptibility to placental malaria infection

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3136-3144

  Sikora, Martin ^a   Ferrer Admetlla, Anna ^a   Laayouni, Hafid ^a,b   Menendez, Clara ^c,d   Mayor, Alfredo ^c,d   Bardaji, Azucena ^c,d   Sigauque, Betuel ^d   Mandomando, Inacio ^d   Alonso, Pedro L ^c,d   Bertranpetit, Jaume ^a,b   Casals, Ferran ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d Ministérioda Saúde   (Mozambique)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE 9; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTAL MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 68049093222     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp240     Document Type: Article

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