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Humoral response to defined Plasmodium falciparum antigens in cerebral and uncomplicated malaria and their relationship to parasite genotype.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 1997
Al-Yaman F, Genton B, Reeder J C, Mokela D, Anders R F, Alpers M P
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The prevalence and concentration of IgG antibodies to defined Plasmodium falciparum antigens were assessed in serum samples of 97 children with cerebral malaria and 146 children with uncomplicated malaria. The antigens used included the schizont extract, ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen, the C-terminal region of merozoite surface antigen-1 (MSA-1) (BVp42), and three recombinant proteins of MSA-2 (FC27,...
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