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Structural patterns of selection and diversity for Plasmodium vivax antigens DBP and AMA1.
Malaria journal - 2 May 2018
Guy Andrew J, Irani Vashti, Richards Jack S, Ramsland Paul A
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax is a significant contributor to the global malaria burden, and a vaccine targeting vivax malaria is urgently needed. An understanding of the targets of functional immune responses during the course of natural infection will aid in the development of a vaccine. Antibodies play a key role in this process, with responses against particular epitopes leading to immune selection pressure on...
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