a weak trendP = 0.096
With respect to the rs9624472 locus, 2.5 kb downstream, the rs5751876 C allele demonstrated susceptibility to severe malaria ( P = 0.024); 4 kb upstream, the rs2267076 T allele demonstrated a trend of susceptibility to severe malaria ( P = 0.051); and 8 kb upstream, the rs3761422 T allele demonstrated a weak trend of susceptibility to severe malaria ( P = 0.096).