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Adhesive receptors on malaria-parasitized red cells.
Bailliere's best practice & research. Clinical haematology - 1 Dec 1999
Baruch D I
Abstract excerpt
Antigenic variation, rosetting and cytoadhesion are key determinants in the survival and virulence of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. These properties reside in a multigene protein family called P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein I (PfEMPI), encoded by the large and diverse var gene family. PfEMPI plays a central role in the biology of P. falciparum and its interaction with the human host. The...
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