Analysis of IgG with specificity for variant surface antigens expressed by placental <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>isolates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is caused by <it>Plasmodium falciparum-</it>infected erythrocytes that can sequester in placental intervillous space by expressing particular variant surface antigens (VSA) that can medi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-07-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/3/1/21 |