Flt1, pregnancy, and malaria: evolution of a complex interaction

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Sep 23;105(38):14243-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0807932105. Epub 2008 Sep 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / etiology
  • Gene Frequency
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / complications
  • Malaria, Falciparum / genetics*
  • Placenta / parasitology
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / genetics*
  • Selection, Genetic
  • Tanzania
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / genetics*

Substances

  • FLT1 protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1