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The V gene repertoires of classical and atypical memory B cells in malaria-susceptible West African children.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2015
Zinöcker Severin, Schindler Christine E, Skinner Jeff, Rogosch Tobias, Waisberg Michael, Schickel Jean-Nicolas, Meffre Eric, Kayentao Kassoum, Ongoïba Aïssata, Traoré Boubacar, Pierce Susan K
Abstract excerpt
Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria is naturally acquired in individuals living in malaria-endemic areas of Africa. Abs play a key role in mediating this immunity; however, the acquisition of the components of Ab immunity, long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells (MBCs), is remarkably inefficient, requiring years of malaria exposure. Although long-lived classical MBCs...
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