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Multiple adhesive phenotypes linked to rosetting binding of erythrocytes in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1998
Fernandez V, Treutiger C J, Nash G B, Wahlgren M
Abstract excerpt
The cerebral form of severe malaria is associated with excessive intravascular sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (PRBC). Retention and accumulation of PRBC may lead to occlusion of brain microvessels and direct the triggering of acute pathologic changes. Here we report that by selection, cloning, and subcloning, we have identified rare P. falciparum parasites expressing a pan-adhesive...
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