Antibodies to Peptides in Semiconserved Domains of RIFINs and STEVORs Correlate with Malaria Exposure
Malaria, an infectious disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, causes nearly 435,000 deaths annually worldwide. RIFINs and STEVORs are two variant surface antigen families that are involved in malaria pathogenesis and immune evasion. Recent work has shown that a lack of humoral immunit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-03-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00097-19 |