Analyses of Plasmodium falciparum var genes
<i>Plasmodium falciparum var</i> genes encode the PfEMP1 family of variant antigens expressed on the surface of infected erythrocytes. PfEMP1 mediates the adhesion of the parasitized erythrocyte to the venular endothelium and to uninfected erythrocytes. PfEMP1 variants use a range of dif...
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University of Edinburgh
2001
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