The quantity and quality of African children's IgG responses to merozoite surface antigens reflect protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

The quantity and quality of African children's IgG responses to merozoite surface antigens reflect protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

BACKGROUND:Antibodies, particularly cytophilic IgG subclasses, with specificity for asexual blood stage antigens of Plasmodium falciparum, are thought to play an important role in acquired immunity to malaria. Evaluating such responses in longitudinal sero-epidemiological field studies, allied to in...

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Main Authors: David Courtin, Mayke Oesterholt, Harm Huismans, Kwadwo Kusi, Jacqueline Milet, Cyril Badaut, Oumar Gaye, Will Roeffen, Edmond J Remarque, Robert Sauerwein, André Garcia, Adrian J F Luty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2763201?pdf=render

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