Molecular group:
Chemokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
CXCL12(a) (SDF-1)
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Ghana
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric
CM vs UM:
=
UM vs HC:
>
Patient number:
214
Additional differences:
CM > HC; CM, UM, HC = AM; mean % of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CD34+ VEGFR2+ cells or CD34+ CD133+ cells) was ↓ in CM patients compared with patients from the other groups (UM, AM, SMA, HC)
Refs:
Gyan et al., 2009, Am J Trop Med Hyg
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