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Evaluation of allelic forms of the erythrocyte binding antigen 175 (EBA-175) in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Brazilian endemic area.
Malaria journal - 26 May 2011
Perce-da-Silva Daiana S, Banic Dalma M, Lima-Junior Josué C, Santos Fátima, Daniel-Ribeiro Cláudio T, de Oliveira-Ferreira Joseli, Pratt-Riccio Lilian R
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BACKGROUND: The Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Binding Antigen-175 (EBA-175) is an antigen considered to be one of the leading malaria vaccine candidates. EBA-175 mediates sialic acid-dependent binding to glycophorin A on the erythrocytes playing a crucial role during invasion of the P. falcip...
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