| Title |
Functional Polymorphisms in IL13 Are Protective against High Schistosoma mansoni Infection Intensity in a Brazilian Population
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0035863 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Audrey V. Grant, Maria Ilma Araujo, Eduardo Vieira Ponte, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Peisong Gao, Alvaro A. Cruz, Kathleen C. Barnes, Terri H. Beaty |
| Abstract |
IL-13 is a signature cytokine of the helper T cell type 2 (TH2) pathway which underlies host defense to helminthic infection and activates production of IgE in both parasitized populations and in urban settings after allergen exposure. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 44 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 34% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 14% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Unknown | 11 | 25% |