Plasmodium falciparum parasites causing cerebral malaria share variant surface antigens, but are they specific?

BACKGROUND: Variant surface antigens (VSA) expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells constitute a key for parasite sequestration and immune evasion. In distinct malaria pathologies, such as placental malaria, specific antibody response against VSA provides protection...

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Auteurs principaux: Kheliouen, Nabila, Viwami, Firmine, Lalya, Francis, Tuikue-Ndam, Nicaise, Moukoko, Else C Eboumbou, Rogier, Christophe, Deloron, Philippe, Aubouy, Agnès
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2010
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921079/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20663188
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-220
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