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<i>In vitro</i> selection of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> 3D7 for expression of variant surface antigens associated with severe malaria in African children
1 Aug 2003
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P. falciparum-infected red blood cells (IRBC) can adhere to endothelial host receptors through parasite-encoded, clonally variant surface antigens (VSA). The VSA-mediated IRBC adhesion and the acquired VSA-specific antibody response have both been linked to IRBC organ tropism and disease severity. Parasites isolated from young children with severe malaria (SM) tend to express a limited and conserved set of VSA...
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