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Systemic antibody responses to the immunodominant p23 antigen and p23 polymorphisms in children with cryptosporidiosis in Bangladesh.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2012
Borad Anoli J, Allison Geneve M, Wang David, Ahmed Sabeena, Karim Mohammad M, Kane Anne V, Moy Joy, Hibberd Patricia L, Ajjampur Sitara Swarna Rao, Kang Gagandeep, Calderwood Stephen B, Ryan Edward T, Naumova Elena, Khan Wasif A, Ward Honorine D
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium is a major cause of diarrhea in children in developing countries. However, there is no vaccine available and little is known about immune responses to protective antigens. We investigated antibody responses to p23, a putative vaccine candidate, in children in Bangladesh with cryptosporidiosis and diarrhea (cases) and uninfected children with diarrhea (controls), and p23 gene polymorphisms in...
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