In another study we found that placental associated malaria (PAM) infection is associated with increased malaria-specific CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Tregs (Flanagan et al., 2010) and that PAM also correlates with decreased immunogenicity of BCG vaccination as evidenced by poorer PPD reactivity persisting to 1 year of age compared to PAM negative children (Walther et al., 2012). The gene discussed is FOXP3; the disease is malaria.