Lack of avidity maturation of merozoite antigen-specific antibodies with increasing exposure to Plasmodium falciparum amongst children and adults exposed to endemic malaria in Kenya.
BACKGROUND:Although antibodies are critical for immunity to malaria, their functional attributes that determine protection remain unclear. We tested for associations between antibody avidities to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) antigens and age, asymptomatic parasitaemia, malaria exposure index (a distan...
Main Authors: | Frances Ibison, Ally Olotu, Daniel M Muema, Jedida Mwacharo, Eric Ohuma, Domtila Kimani, Kevin Marsh, Philip Bejon, Francis M Ndungu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530478?pdf=render |
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