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Endemic Burkitt lymphoma is associated with strength and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria stage-specific antigen antibody response.
Blood - 1 Aug 2013
Aka Peter, Vila Maria Candida, Jariwala Amar, Nkrumah Francis, Emmanuel Benjamin, Yagi Masanori, Palacpac Nirianne Marie Q, Periago Maria V, Neequaye Janet, Kiruthu Christine, Tougan Takahiro, Levine Paul H, Biggar Robert J, Pfeiffer Ruth M, Bhatia Kishor, Horii Toshihiro, Bethony Jeffrey M, Mbulaiteye Sam M
Abstract excerpt
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is linked to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection geographically, but evidence from individual-level studies is limited. We investigated this issue among 354 childhood eBL cases and 384 age-, sex-, and location-matched controls enrolled in Ghana from 1965 to 1994. I...
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