STAT6 and malaria: For the STAT6 (rs3024974) gene, our analysis did not show any significant diversity in the genotypic frequency of the homozygous dominant (G/G), heterozygote (G/A) and the homozygous recessive (A/A) variants between the malaria and control groups (rs3024974G/G > rs3024974G/A > rs3024974A/A), except when analyzed in the context of disease covariates.