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Reduced risk of placental parasitemia associated with complement fixation on Plasmodium falciparum by antibodies among pregnant women

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) involves accumulation of P. falciparum-infected red blood cells (pRBCs) in the placenta, contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes. Parasite accumulation is primarily mediated by P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1). Magnitude...

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Autores principales: Opi, D. Herbert, Boyle, Michelle J., McLean, Alistair R. D., Reiling, Linda, Chan, Jo-Anne, Stanisic, Danielle I., Ura, Alice, Mueller, Ivo, Fowkes, Freya J. I., Rogerson, Stephen J., Beeson, James G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34425801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02061-x