Acquisition of naturally occurring antibody responses to recombinant protein domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Pinches Robert, Kortok Moses, Mwangi Tabitha W, Christodoulou Zoe, Mackintosh Claire L, Williams Thomas N, Marsh Kevin, Newbold Christopher I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2008
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Wasa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-155; https://doaj.org/article/9293902e041a44b7997f95056ff9ddca

Abstract Background Antibodies targeting variant antigens expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes have been associated with protection from clinical malaria. The precise target for these antibodies is unknown. The best characterized and most likely target is the eryth...