The role of PfEMP1 as targets of naturally acquired immunity to childhood malaria: prospects for a vaccine
The Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 antigens that are inserted onto the surface of P. falciparum infected erythrocytes play a key role both in the pathology of severe malaria and as targets of naturally acquired immunity. They might be considered unlikely vaccine targets because...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825093/ |