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SUBMITTER: Zhang G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3416471 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Guicheng G Manaca Maria Nelia MN McNamara-Smith Michelle M Mayor Alfredo A Nhabomba Augusto A Berthoud Tamara Katherine TK Khoo Siew-Kim SK Wiertsema Selma S Aguilar Ruth R Barbosa Arnoldo A Quintó Llorenç L Candelaria Pierre P Schultz En Nee EN Hayden Catherine M CM Goldblatt Jack J Guinovart Caterina C Alonso Pedro L PL Lesouëf Peter N PN Dobaño Carlota C
Infection and immunity 20120507 7
The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in malaria remains poorly characterized. The aims of this study were to investigate (i) whether genetic variants of the IL-10 gene influence IL-10 production and (ii) whether IL-10 production as well as the genotypes and haplotypes of the IL-10 gene in young children and their mothers are associated with the incidence of clinical malaria in young children. We genotyped three IL-10 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 240 children and their mothers from a longitud ...[more]