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Malariometric indices from Iganga, Uganda: baseline characterization in preparation of GMZ2 vaccine trial
(2014)
Background: Malaria still remains the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Interventions
like malaria vaccines which reduce the malaria burden are needed in malaria endemic communities. There is ...
Frequency of RANTES gene polymorphisms and their association with incidence of malaria: a longitudinal study on children in Iganga district, Uganda
(Bio Med Central, 2015)
Background: The severity and outcome of malaria is influenced by host immunity in which chemokines such as
Regulated upon Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted (RANTES) play an important role. Previous studies
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Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and its association with Plasmodium falciparum infection among children in Iganga distric in Uganda
(Biomed central, 2014)
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a metabolic enzyme involved in the pentose phosphate
pathway, its especially important in red blood cell metabolism. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is ...