Acquisition of naturally occurring antibody responses to recombinant protein domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1.

BACKGROUND: Antibodies targeting variant antigens expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes have been associated with protection from clinical malaria. The precise target for these antibodies is unknown. The best characterized and most likely target is the erythrocyte...

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Main Authors: Mackintosh, C, Christodoulou, Z, Mwangi, T, Kortok, M, Pinches, R, Williams, T, Marsh, K, Newbold, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008