Plasmodium falciparum infections are associated with agglutinating antibodies to parasite-infected erythrocyte surface antigens among healthy Kenyan children.

Antibodies to the highly diverse variant surface antigens (VSAs) expressed on Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are thought to play a role in the development of naturally acquired immunity to malaria. It has been suggested that children gradually acquire immunity through the piecemeal acqu...

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主要な著者: Bull, P, Lowe, B, Kaleli, N, Njuga, F, Kortok, M, Ross, A, Ndungu, F, Snow, R, Marsh, K
フォーマット: Conference item
出版事項: 2002

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