Glycophorin C (CD236R) mediates vivax malaria parasite rosetting to normocytes

Rosetting phenomenon has been linked to malaria pathogenesis. Although rosetting occurs in all causes of human malaria, most data on this subject has been derived from Plasmodium falciparum. Here, we investigate the function and factors affecting rosette formation inPlasmodium vivax. To achieve this...

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Main Authors: Lee, W, Malleret, B, Lau, Y, Mauduit, M, Fong, M, Cho, J, Suwanarusk, R, Zhang, R, Albrecht, L, Costa, F, Preiser, P, McGready, R, Renia, L, Nosten, F, Russell, B
Format: Journal article
Published: American Society of Hematology 2014