Short report: codon 125 polymorphism of CD31 and susceptibility to malaria.
Platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM-1/CD31) has been identified as an endothelial cell receptor of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. The significance of adhesion of infected erythrocytes to this receptor in malaria infection has not been determined. We have therefore stud...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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