Self-reactivities to the non-erythroid alpha spectrin correlate with cerebral malaria in Gabonese children.

<h4>Background</h4>Hypergammaglobulinemia and polyclonal B-cell activation commonly occur in Plasmodium sp. infections. Some of the antibodies produced recognize self-components and are correlated with disease severity in P. falciparum malaria. However, it is not known whether some self-...

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Main Authors: Vincent Guiyedi, Youri Chanseaud, Constantin Fesel, Georges Snounou, Jean-Claude Rousselle, Pharat Lim, Jean Koko, Abdelkader Namane, Pierre-André Cazenave, Maryvonne Kombila, Sylviane Pied
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000389