A novel functional variant in the stem cell growth factor promoter protects against severe malarial anemia.
Ouma C, Keller CC, Davenport GC, Were T, Konah S, Otieno MF, Hittner JB, Vulule JM, Martinson J, Ong'echa JM, Ferrell RE, Perkins DJ.
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Infect Immun. 2010 Jan;78(1):453-60. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00895-09. Epub 2009 Nov 2.
Infect Immun. 2010.
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To extend these investigations, the relationships between a novel SCGF promoter variant (-539C/T, rs7246355), SMA (hemoglobin [Hb] < 6.0 g/dl), and reduced erythropoietic responses (reticulocyte production index [RPI], <2.0) were investigated with Kenyan child
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To extend these investigations, the relationships between a novel SCGF promoter variant (-539C/T, rs7246355), SMA (hemoglobin [Hb] &l …