A Mal functional variant is associated with protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, bacteremia, malaria and tuberculosis
Nature Genetics (2007) - Comment
pubmed: 17322885  doi: 10.1038/ng1976  issn: 1061-4036  issn: 1546-1718 

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