High efficacy of anti DBL4ɛ-VAR2CSA antibodies in inhibition of CSA-binding Plasmodium falciparum-in...
High efficacy of anti DBL4ɛ-VAR2CSA antibodies in inhibition of CSA-binding Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes from pregnant women
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Netherlands: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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Malaria during pregnancy is a major cause of intra-uterine growth-retardation and infant death in sub-Saharan Africa. Ideally, this could be prevented by a vaccine delivered before the first pregnancy. Antibodies against domain DBL4ɛ from VAR2CSA has been shown to inhibit adhesion of laboratory isolates to the placental receptor chondroitin sulfate...
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High efficacy of anti DBL4ɛ-VAR2CSA antibodies in inhibition of CSA-binding Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes from pregnant women
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_821597655
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_821597655
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0264-410X
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1873-2518
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10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.080
