Abstract:Malaria is a public health problem in the KSA. It is restricted to the southwestern region, where P. falciparum is the most prevalent species. The immune response which affects the clinical outcome of malaria is genetically controlled and is influenced with high degree of HLA genetic polymorphism. The present study aimed at assessing the relationship between HLA-DRB1 alleles and malaria susceptibility pattern moreover its degree of severity in a group of Saudi population in Jazan, KSA. A total of 60 malaria ca… Show more
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