Induction of strain-transcendent antibodies to placental-type isolates with VAR2CSA DBL3 or DBL5 recombinant proteins
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnancy associated malaria is a severe clinical syndrome associated with sequestration of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>-infected erythrocytes in the placenta. Placental binding is mediated by VAR2CSA, which adheres to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/36 |