Journal article
Evidence for the involvement of VAR2CSA in pregnancy-associated malaria.
- Abstract:
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In Plasmodium falciparum-endemic areas, pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is an important health problem. The condition is precipitated by accumulation of parasite-infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the placenta, and this process is mediated by parasite-encoded variant surface antigens (VSA) binding to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA). Parasites causing PAM express unique VSA types, VSAPAM, which can be serologically classified as sex specific and parity dependent. It is sex specific because men from...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of experimental medicine
- Volume:
- 200
- Issue:
- 9
- Pages:
- 1197-1203
- Publication date:
- 2004-11-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1540-9538
- ISSN:
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0022-1007
- Source identifiers:
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140123
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:140123
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2004
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