Evaluation of naturally acquired IgG antibodies to a chimeric and non-chimeric recombinant species of Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding protein-1: lack of association with HLA-DRB1*/DQB1* in malaria exposed individuals from the Brazilian Amazon.

The development of modular constructs that include antigenic regions targeted by protective immune responses is an attractive approach for subunit vaccine development. However, a main concern of using these vaccine platforms is how to preserve the antigenic identity of conformational B cell epitopes...

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Main Authors: Amanda Ribeiro Ferreira, Balwan Singh, Monica Cabrera-Mora, Alana Cristina Magri De Souza, Maria Teresa Queiroz Marques, Luis Cristovão Sobrino Porto, Fatima Santos, Dalma Maria Banic, J Mauricio Calvo-Calle, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira, Alberto Moreno, Josué Da Costa Lima-Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4141821?pdf=render