Genetic variation in interleukin-7 is associated with a reduced erythropoietic response in Kenyan children infected with Plasmodium falciparum.
Lily E KisiaPrakasha KempaiahSamuel B AnyonaElly O MundeAngela O AchiengJohn M Ong'echaChristophe G LambertKiprotich ChelimoCollins OumaDouglas J PerkinsEvans RaballahPublished in: BMC medical genetics (2019)
Taken together, variation in IL7 is associated with erythropoietic responses in children with falciparum malaria, a central physiological feature contributing to development of SMA.