Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigen Expression Patterns during Malaria

The variant surface antigens expressed on Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are potentially important targets of immunity to malaria and are encoded, at least in part, by a family of var genes, about 60 of which are present within every parasite genome. Here we use semi-conserved regions w...

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Main Authors: Newbold, C, M, B, Pc, B, S, K, Kyes, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2005