Sympatric <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>isolates from Venezuela have structured <it>var</it> gene repertoires
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human malaria parasite <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>expresses adhesins belonging to the erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family on the surface of the infected host erythrocyte. These antigens elicit a strain-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-04-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/2/1/7 |