Table 4 |
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Ratio between IgG subclasses, both P. falciparum reactive and total. |
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| P. falciparum specific IgG subclasses |
Total IgG subclasses |
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| IgG1:IgG2 |
IgG1:IgG3 |
IgG2:IgG3 |
IgG1:IgG2 |
IgG1:IgG3 |
IgG2:IgG3 |
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| Dogon |
4.3 : 1 |
4.9 : 1 |
1.1 : 1 |
4.3 : 1 |
13.6 : 1 |
3.1 : 1 |
| Fulani |
2.5 : 1 |
4.6 : 1 |
1.8 : 1 |
3.6 : 1 |
13 : 1 |
3.6 : 1 |
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| p-valuea |
< 0.0001 |
0.28 |
< 0.0001 |
0.2 |
0.26 |
0.48 |
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Data are presented as the mean ratio. a Statistical analysis of differences in ratios between the two ethnic groups tested with t-test. |
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Israelsson et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:175 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-175 |
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