A novel population of memory‐activated natural killer cells associated with low parasitaemia in Plasmodium falciparum‐exposed sickle‐cell trait children
Abstract Objectives The sickle‐cell trait phenotype is associated with protection from malaria. Multiple molecular mechanisms have been proposed to explain this protection, but the role of the host immune system has been poorly investigated. We hypothesised that cellular immunity to malaria may deve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical & Translational Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1125 |