Dangerous liaisons: Molecular basis for a syndemic relationship between Kaposi’s sarcoma and P. falciparum malaria

The most severe manifestations of malaria (caused by P. falciparum) occur as a direct result of parasitemia following invasion of erythrocytes by post-liver blood-stage merozoites, and during subsequent cyto-adherence of infected erythrocytes to the vascular endothelium. However, the disproportionat...

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Main Authors: Katelyn L. Conant, Johnan A. R. Kaleeba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00035/full