Understanding naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Affiliations

¹ Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and National Blood Service, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. david.roberts@ndcls.ox.ac.uk

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D J Roberts. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb.

. 2003 Feb;71(2):589-90.

doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.2.589-590.2003.

¹ Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and National Blood Service, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. david.roberts@ndcls.ox.ac.uk

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Malaria-induced acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigens.
Ofori MF, Dodoo D, Staalsoe T, Kurtzhals JA, Koram K, Theander TG, Akanmori BD, Hviid L. Ofori MF, et al. Infect Immun. 2002 Jun;70(6):2982-8. doi: 10.1128/IAI.70.6.2982-2988.2002. Infect Immun. 2002. PMID: 12010988 Free PMC article.
Plasmodium falciparum infection elicits both variant-specific and cross-reactive antibodies against variant surface antigens.
Chattopadhyay R, Sharma A, Srivastava VK, Pati SS, Sharma SK, Das BS, Chitnis CE. Chattopadhyay R, et al. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb;71(2):597-604. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.2.597-604.2003. Infect Immun. 2003. PMID: 12540535 Free PMC article.

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