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Timing of in utero malaria exposure influences fetal CD4 T cell regulatory versus effector differentiation

BACKGROUND: In malaria-endemic areas, the first exposure to malaria antigens often occurs in utero when the fetal immune system is poised towards the development of tolerance. Children exposed to placental malaria have an increased risk of clinical malaria in the first few years of life compared to...

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Autores principales: Prahl, Mary, Jagannathan, Prasanna, McIntyre, Tara I., Auma, Ann, Farrington, Lila, Wamala, Samuel, Nalubega, Mayimuna, Musinguzi, Kenneth, Naluwu, Kate, Sikyoma, Esther, Budker, Rachel, Vance, Hilary, Odorizzi, Pamela, Nayebare, Patience, Ategeka, John, Kakuru, Abel, Havlir, Diane V., Kamya, Moses R., Dorsey, Grant, Feeney, Margaret E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27717402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1545-6