Acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection causes a change from frequent, sometimes life-threatening, malaria in young children to asymptomatic, chronic…
Author(s): Buckee CO, Recker M|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID:22511852| January 2012
The var gene family of Plasmodium falciparum encodes the immunodominant variant surface antigens PfEMP1. These highly polymorphic proteins are important…