Host polymorphisms and the incidence of malaria in Ugandan children.
Parikh S, Dorsey G, Rosenthal PJ. Host polymorphisms and the incidence of malaria in Ugandan children. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2004, 71: 750-3. PMID: 15642965, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseWild-type childrenUgandan childrenLower incidenceHost polymorphismsParasite densityNitric oxide synthaseLow parasite densitiesIncidence of malariaHigh parasite densitySymptomatic malariaUncomplicated malariaTumor necrosisIncidence rateOxide synthaseHigh incidencePromoter polymorphismGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase AMale hemizygotesMalariaIncidencePreventative measuresGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseSickle hemoglobinDehydrogenase AMolecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children
Nsobya SL, Parikh S, Kironde F, Lubega G, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 2220-2226. PMID: 15181569, DOI: 10.1086/421281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malariaPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic parasitemiaDetectable parasitemiaNatural historySubsequent clinical malariaClinical malariaAsymptomatic childrenSymptomatic episodesMalarial parasitemiaUgandan childrenPersistent infectionParasitemiaMalariaFirst monthChain reactionMolecular evaluationChildrenHigh ratePrevalenceSimilar ratesMonthsPersistent strainsEpisodesInfection