Glycophorin C (CD236R) mediates vivax malaria parasite rosetting to normocytes.

Rosetting phenomenon has been linked to malaria pathogenesis. Although rosetting occurs in all causes of human malaria, most data on this subject has been derived from Plasmodium falciparum. Here, we investigate the function and factors affecting rosette formation in Plasmodium vivax. To achieve thi...

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Hauptverfasser: Lee, W, Malleret, B, Lau, Y, Mauduit, M, Fong, M, Cho, J, Suwanarusk, R, Zhang, R, Albrecht, L, Costa, F, Preiser, P, Mcgready, R, Renia, L, Nosten, F, Russell, B
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: American Society of Hematology 2014