Expression of variant surface antigens by Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the peripheral blood of clinically immune pregnant women indicates ongoing placental infection

dc.contributor.author	Ofori, M.F.
dc.contributor.author	Staalsoe, T.
dc.contributor.author	Bam, V.
dc.contributor.author	Lundquist, M.
dc.contributor.author	David, K.P.
dc.contributor.author	Browne, E.N.L.
dc.contributor.author	Akanmori, B.D.
dc.contributor.author	Hviid, L.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-05T12:51:03Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-05T12:51:03Z
dc.date.issued	2003-04
dc.description.abstract	Placenta-sequestered Plasmodium falciparum parasites that cause pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) in otherwise clinically immune women express distinct variant surface antigens (VSAPAM) not expressed by parasites in nonpregnant individuals. We report here that parasites from the peripheral blood of clinically immune pregnant women also express VSAPAM, making them a convenient source of VSAPAM expressors for PAM vaccine research.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Vol. 71(3): pp 1584-6
dc.identifier.other	DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.3.1584-1586.2003
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28532
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Infection and Immunity	en_US
dc.subject	Surface antigens	en_US
dc.subject	Plasmodium falciparum	en_US
dc.subject	Parasites	en_US
dc.subject	Peripheral blood	en_US
dc.subject	Clinically immune pregnant women	en_US
dc.title	Expression of variant surface antigens by Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the peripheral blood of clinically immune pregnant women indicates ongoing placental infection	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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