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A Malaria-Resistant Phenotype with Immunological Correlates in a Tanzanian Birth Cohort Exposed to Intense Malaria Transmission.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2017
Nash Scott D, Prevots D Rebecca, Kabyemela Edward, Khasa Yogender P, Lee Kun-Lin, Fried Michal, Duffy Patrick E
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AbstractMalaria incidence is highly heterogeneous even in areas of high transmission, although no conclusive evidence exists that innate or naturally acquired resistance can prevent infection over an extended period of time. This longitudinal study examined immunoparasitological evidence for a malaria-resistant phenotype in which children do not develop malaria despite an extended period of exposure to parasites....
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