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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2005

A polymorphism of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 is associated with a reduced incidence of nonmalarial febrile illness in Kenyan children.

Neil E Jenkins, Tabitha W Mwangi, Moses Kortok, Kevin Marsh, Alister G Craig, Thomas N Williams

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Neil E JenkinsKenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kilifi, Kenya. njenkins@liverpool.ac.uk
Tabitha W Mwangi
Moses Kortok
Kevin Marsh
Alister G Craig
Thomas N Williams
Kenya Medical Research Institute · KEJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 076934
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An intercellular adhesion molecule-1 polymorphism (ICAM-1(Kilifi)) is present at a high frequency across sub-Saharan Africa, and its presence may increase susceptibility to cerebral malaria. Here, we report that, compared with children in whom wild-type intercellular adhesion molecule-1 is present, the incidence of nonmalarial fever is significantly lower among those homozygous for ICAM-1(Kilifi). We propose that ICAM-1(Kilifi) may be associated with reduced rates of tissue damage and of death due to sepsis.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, GeneticFeverHumansIncidenceInfantInfectionsIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1KenyaMalariaIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1

Identifiers

PMID16288410
PMCPMC2727463
OpenAlexW2161441080

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