High Antibodies to VAR2CSA in Response to Malaria Infection Are Associated With Improved Birthweight in a Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women

INTRODUCTION: Pregnant women have an increased risk of P. falciparum infection, which is associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. VAR2CSA, a variant surface antigen expressed on the parasitized erythrocyte surface, enables sequestration in the placenta. Few studies have prospectively e...

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Autores principales: McLean, Alistair R. D., Opi, D. Herbert, Stanisic, Danielle I., Cutts, Julia C., Feng, Gaoqian, Ura, Alice, Mueller, Ivo, Rogerson, Stephen J., Beeson, James G., Fowkes, Freya J. I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Immunology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8242957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34220804
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.644563

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8242957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34220804
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.644563

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