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Prospects and Pitfalls of Pregnancy-Associated Malaria Vaccination Based on the Natural Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA-Expressing Parasites
Pregnancy-associated malaria, a manifestation of severe malaria, is the cause of up to 200,000 infant deaths a year, through the effects of placental insufficiency leading to growth restriction and preterm delivery. Development of a vaccine is one strategy for control. Plasmodium falciparum-infected...
Autores principales: | Kane, Elizabeth G., Taylor-Robinson, Andrew W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3272661/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363896 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/764845 |
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