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Antibodies among Men and Children to Placental-Binding Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes that Express var2csa
1 Jul 2007
Abstract excerpt
During pregnancy, specific variants of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) can accumulate in the placenta through adhesion to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) mediated by expression of PfEMP1 encoded by var2csa-type genes. Antibodies against these variants are associated with protection from maternal malaria. We evaluated antibodies among Kenyan, Papua New Guinean, and Malawian men and Kenyan children...
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