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Merozoite surface protein 2 allelic variation influences the specific antibody response during acute malaria in individuals from a Brazilian endemic area.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jun 2007
Sallenave-Sales Selma, Faria Clarissa Perez, Zalis Mariano Gustavo, Daniel-Ribeiro Cláudio Tadeu, Ferreira-da-Cruz Maria de Fátima
Abstract excerpt
The antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum parasites of naturally infected population is critical to elucidate the role of polymorphic alleles in malaria. Thus, we evaluated the impact of antigenic diversity of repetitive and family dimorphic domains of the merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP-2)...
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