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Association of Early Interferon‐γ Production with Immunity to Clinical Malaria: A Longitudinal Study among Papua New Guinean Children
23 Oct 2008
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BACKGROUND: Elucidating the cellular and molecular basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would assist in developing a rationally based malaria vaccine. Innate, intermediate, and adaptive immune mechanisms are all likely to contribute to immunity. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has been implicated in both protection against and the pathogenesis of malaria in humans. In addition,...
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