Plasmodium falciparum induces apoptosis in human mononuclear cells

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The level of spontaneous apoptosis in short-term lymphocyte cultures was evaluated in different human immunodeficiency virus-negative groups of either healthy control individuals or patients with clinical malaria. The mean percentage of spontaneous apoptosis found in patients during a malaria attack was significantly higher than in sex- and age-matched healthy controls. The healthy asymptomatic controls were...

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