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Rosetting in Plasmodium vivax: a cytoadhesion phenotype associated with anaemia.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Marín-Menéndez Alejandro, Bardají Azucena, Martínez-Espinosa Flor E, Bôtto-Menezes Camila, Lacerda Marcus V, Ortiz Jon, Cisteró Pau, Piqueras Mireia, Felger Ingrid, Müeller Ivo, Ordi Jaume, del Portillo Hernando, Menéndez Clara, Wahlgren Mats, Mayor Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax can potentially lead to life-threatening episodes but the mechanisms underlying severe disease remain poorly defined. Cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes may contribute to P. vivax sequestration and organ injury although its physiological impact is still unknown. Here, we aimed to describe clinically-relevant cytoadhesive phenotypes of P. vivax isolates. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...
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