New inflammation-related biomarkers during malaria infection.

Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide with more than 250 million cases and one million deaths each year. One of the well-characterized malarial-related molecules is hemozoin (HZ), which is a dark-brown crystal formed by the parasite and released into the host during the...

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Main Authors: Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Marina Tiemi Shio, Marie-Josée Bellemare, Babacar Faye, Momar Ndao, Martin Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197653?pdf=render