Variations in macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene are not associated with visceral leishmaniasis in India

• Main Authors: Anshuman Mishra (Author), Pandarisamy Sundaravadivel (Author), Sunil Kumar Tripathi (Author), Rajan Kumar Jha (Author), Jaydeep Badrukhiya (Author), Nipa Basak (Author), Isha Anerao (Author), Akshay Sharma (Author), Ajayi Ebenezer Idowu (Author), Abhishek Mishra (Author), Sonika Pandey (Author), Umesh Kumar (Author), Sakshi Singh (Author), Sheikh Nizamuddin (Author), Nitin C Tupperwar (Author), Aditya Nath Jha (Author), Kumarasamy Thangaraj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The host genetic factors play important role in determining the outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important host cytokine, which is a key regulator of innate immune system. Genetic variants in MIF gene have been found to be associa...