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SUBMITTER: Amoah LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245760 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amoah L E LE Abagna H B HB Akyea-Mensah K K Lo A C AC Kusi K A KA Gyan B A BA
BMC immunology 20181119 1
<h4>Background</h4>Antibodies against Region III-V of the erythrocyte binding antigen (EBA) 175 (EBA175RIII-V) have been suggested to provide protection from malaria in a natural infection. However, the quality and quantity of naturally induced antibodies to EBA175RIII-V has not been fully characterized in different cohorts of Ghanaians. This study sought to determine the characteristics of antibodies against EBA175RIII-V in asymptomatic adults and children living in two communities of varying P ...[more]