Association between interleukin-27 gene polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria.
Innate Immun
; 29(5): 83-94, 2023 07.
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ABSTRACT
Malaria is often characterized by a complicated disease course due to multifaceted intrinsic genetic factors of the host and the parasite. This study aimed to investigate the role of interleukin-27 (IL-27) gene polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in a Saudi Arabian cohort. This case-control study obtained blood samples from 250 malaria patients with P. falciparum and 200 randomly identified healthy control subjects from the Malaria Center in the Jazan area. Malaria patients were grouped into three cohorts as follow low (<500 parasites/µl of blood), moderate (500-1000 parasites/µl of blood), and high (>1000 parasites/µl of blood) parasitemia. The results show that the IL-27 variant rs181209 was significantly associated with malaria patients (P = 0.026). Similarly, the homozygous GG genotype of rs26528 was also associated with risk of developing P. falciparum malaria (P = 0.032). The minor allele C of variant rs181206 exhibited an association with low to moderate parasitemia (P = 0.046). Furthermore, the rs181209 AA genotype was statistically significant in age group 1-5 years (P = 0.049). In conclusion, this study suggests that variant rs181209 and rs26528 could be associated with the risk of malaria infection by P. falciparum in the population studied.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Malária Falciparum
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Interleucina-27
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Malária
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Innate Immun
Assunto da revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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BACTERIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Arábia Saudita