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SUBMITTER: Turner L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3236238 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Turner Louise L Wang Christian W CW Lavstsen Thomas T Mwakalinga Steven B SB Sauerwein Robert W RW Hermsen Cornelus C CC Theander Thor G TG
PloS one 20111212 12
Antibodies to polymorphic antigens expressed during the parasites erythrocytic stages are important mediators of protective immunity against P. falciparum malaria. Therefore, polymorphic blood stage antigens like MSP3, EBA-175 and GLURP and variant surface antigens PfEMP1 and RIFIN are considered vaccine candidates. However, to what extent these antibodies to blood stage antigens are acquired during naive individuals' first infections has not been studied in depth. Using plasma samples collected ...[more]