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Naturally acquired antibodies to polymorphic and conserved epitopes of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 3.
Parasite immunology - 1 Aug 2007
Osier F H A, Polley S D, Mwangi T, Lowe B, Conway D J, Marsh K
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Many studies on the role of merozoite surface protein 3 (MSP3) in immunity against malaria have focused on a conserved section of MSP3. New evidence suggests that polymorphic sequences within MSP3 are under immune selection. We report a detailed analysis of naturally-acquired antibodies to allele...
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