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Genetics of susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum: from classical malaria resistance genes towards genome-wide association studies by VERRA, F, MANGANO, V.D, MODIANO, D

“…Plasmodium falciparum represents one of the strongest selective forces on the human genome. This stable and perennial pressure has contributed to the…”
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Influence of infection on malaria‐specific antibody dynamics in a cohort exposed to intense malaria transmission in northern Uganda by Proietti, C., Verra, F., Bretscher, M. T., Stone, W., Kanoi, B. N., Balikagala, B., Egwang, T. G., Corran, P., Ronca, R., Arcà, B., Riley, E. M., Crisanti, A., Drakeley, C., Bousema, T.

“…Summary The role of submicroscopic infections in modulating malaria antibody responses is poorly understood and requires longitudinal studies. A cohort of 249…”
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Human Genetic Variation Is Associated With Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance by Paganotti, Giacomo M., Gallo, Baba C., Verra, Federica, Sirima, Bienvenu S., Nebié, Issa, Diarra, Amidou, Coluzzi, Mario, Modiano, David

“…One approach to investigate if human genetic variation influences the selection of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance is to compare the frequency of…”
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Antimalarial antibody levels and IL4 polymorphism in the Fulani of West Africa by Luoni, G, Verra, F, Arcà, B, Sirima, B S, Troye-Blomberg, M, Coluzzi, M, Kwiatkowski, D, Modiano, D

“…The Fulani are less clinically susceptible and more immunologically responsive to malaria than neighbouring ethnic groups. Here we report that anti-malarial…”
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Very large long–term effective population size in the virulent human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by Hughes, Austin L., Vierra, Federica

“…Plasmodium falciparum…”
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Biased amino acid composition in repeat regions of Plasmodium antigens by Verra, F, Hughes, A L

“…Many malarial antigens contain extensive arrays of tandemly repeated short amino acid sequences, and much of the antibody response induced by malaria…”
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Genetic epidemiology of susceptibility to malaria: not only academic exercises by Verra, F, Avellino, P, Bancone, G, Mangano, V, Modiano, D

“…Descriptive genetic epidemiology represents the initial step of a logical procedure of linked and consequential phases spanning from the identification of…”
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Ancient polymorphism and the hypothesis of a recent bottleneck in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum by Hughes, A L, Verra, F

“…Hughes and Verra note that there is strong evidence against a recent extreme population bottleneck in Plasmodium falciparum, involving a single haploid…”
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Modified epithelial cell distribution in chronic airways inflammation by Chapelin, C, Coste, A, Gilain, L, Poron, F, Verra, F, Escudier, E

“…Although airway epithelium is known to be modified during chronic respiratory diseases, epithelial cells have rarely been precisely quantified. We therefore…”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage during neutropenic episodes: diagnostic yield and cellular pattern by Cordonnier, C, Escudier, E, Verra, F, Brochard, L, Bernaudin, JF, Fleury-Feith, J

“…Few data are available concerning the relationship between alveolar and blood cell populations during neutropenia. We wanted to compare the value of pulmonary…”
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Comparative analysis of molecular variation in Plasmodium falciparum and P. reichenowi maebl gene by Verra, F, Polley, S D, Thomas, A W, Conway, D J

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Contribution of bronchoalveolar lavage to the diagnosis of posttraumatic pulmonary fat embolism by MIMOZ, O, EDOUARD, A, BEYDON, L, QUILLARD, J, VERRA, F, FLEURY, J, BONNET, F, SAMII, K

“…To verify whether the determination of the percentage of cells recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage and containing fat inclusions is a useful diagnostic tool of…”
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Natural selection on apical membrane antigen-1 of Plasmodium falciparum by Verra, F, Hughes, A L

“…The Apical Membrane Antigen-1 (AMA-1) is a protein localized in the apical organelles of the merozoite, one of the stages in the life cycle of malaria…”
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Topical upper airway anaesthesia with lidocaine increases airway resistance by impairing glottic function by BEYDON, L, LORINO, A.-M, VERRA, F, LABROUE, M, CATOIRE, P, LOFASO, F, BONNET, F

“…To assess if two different forms of upper airway topical anaesthesia induce similar changes in airway flow resistance (Rrs). Serial measurements of Rrs before…”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients. Clinical and functional consequences by Verra, F, Hmouda, H, Rauss, A, Lebargy, F, Cordonnier, C, Bignon, J, Lemaire, F, Brochard, L

“…Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage are major tools in the diagnosis of acute pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. We conducted a…”
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Effect of increased pressure on tracheal ciliary beat frequency by Calvet, JH, Verra, F, Maleine, J, Millepied, MC, Harf, A, Escudier, E

“…Effects of increased ambient pressure on mucociliary clearance have been poorly investigated. The effects of increasing pressures on ciliary beat frequency…”
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Bronchoalveolar disease in dyskeratosis congenita by Verra, F, Kouzan, S, Saiag, P, Bignon, J, de Cremoux, H

“…Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an unusual familial disorder primarily affecting the skin and its appendages. We report the case of a DC patient with chronic…”
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Nicotine patches and vascular risks by Lagrue, G, Verra, F, Lebargy, F

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Haemoglobin C protects against clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria by Modiano, David, Luoni, Gaia, Sirima, Bienvenu Sodiomon, Simporé, Jacques, Verra, Federica, Konaté, Amadou, Rastrelli, Elena, Olivieri, Anna, Calissano, Carlo, Paganotti, Giacomo Maria, D'Urbano, Leila, Sanou, Issa, Sawadogo, Alphonse, Modiano, Guido, Coluzzi, Mario

“…Haemoglobin C (HbC; β6Glu → Lys) is common in malarious areas of West Africa, especially in Burkina Faso. Conclusive evidence exists on the protective role…”
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Inherited factors in diffuse bronchiectasis in the adult: a prospective study by Verra, F, Escudier, E, Bignon, J, Pinchon, M C, Boucherat, M, Bernaudin, J F, de Cremoux, H

“…To evaluate the prevalence of inherited respiratory ciliary structure and underlying mucus abnormalities in the diffuse bronchiectasis syndrome, we…”
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