Decreased prevalence of lymphatic filariasis among diabetic subjects associated with a diminished pro-inflammatory cytokine response (CURES 83).

• Main Authors: Vivekanandhan Aravindhan (Author), Viswanathan Mohan (Author), Jayagopi Surendar (Author), Maradana Muralidhara Rao (Author), Nathella Pavankumar (Author), Mohan Deepa (Author), Ramanujam Rajagopalan (Author), Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami (Author), Thomas B Nutman (Author), Subash Babu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse correlation between the incidence of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and the incidence of allergies and autoimmunity. However, the interrelationship between LF and type-2 diabetes is not known and hence, a cross sectional study to assess the baseline prevalenc...