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Blood donor variability is a modulatory factor for P. falciparum invasion phenotyping assays.
Scientific reports - 29 Mar 2021
Thiam Laty G, Nyarko Prince B, Kusi Kwadwo A, Niang Makhtar, Aniweh Yaw, Awandare Gordon A
Abstract excerpt
Human erythrocytes are indispensable for Plasmodium falciparum development. Unlike other eukaryotic cells, there is no existing erythroid cell line capable of supporting long-term P. falciparum in vitro experiments. Consequently, invasion phenotyping experiments rely on erythrocytes of different individuals. However, the contribution of the erythrocytes variation in influencing invasion rates remains unknown,...
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