Host erythrocyte polymorphisms and exposure to Plasmodium falciparum in Papua New Guinea

BACKGROUND: The protection afforded by human erythrocyte polymorphisms against the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, has been proposed to be due to reduced ability of the parasite to invade or develop in erythrocytes. If this were the case, variable levels of parasitaemia and rates of serocon...

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Autores principales: Fowkes, Freya JI, Michon, Pascal, Pilling, Lynn, Ripley, Ruth M, Tavul, Livingstone, Imrie, Heather J, Woods, Caira M, Mgone, Charles S, Luty, Adrian JF, Day, Karen P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18173836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18173836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-1

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