Haemoglobin C and S role in acquired immunity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
A recently proposed mechanism of protection for haemoglobin C (HbC; beta6Glu-->Lys) links an abnormal display of PfEMP1, an antigen involved in malaria pathogenesis, on the surface of HbC infected erythrocytes together with the observation of reduced cytoadhesion of parasitized erythrocytes a...
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| Formaat: | Journal article |
| Taal: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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