The effects of Plasmodium falciparum malaria on immune control of B lymphocytes in Gambian children.

Children living in hyperendemic malarious regions have high immunoglobulin levels and an increased frequency of Burkitt's lymphoma. In a study of Gambian children which endeavours to explain these findings we showed that acute P. falciparum malaria caused spontaneous activation and growth of th...

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Auteurs principaux: Whittle, H, Brown, J, Marsh, K, Blackman, M, Jobe, O, Shenton, F
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 1990