Selective recognition of malaria antigens by human serum antibodies is not genetically determined but demonstrates some features of clonal imprinting

International Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 905-915

  Taylor, Rachel R ^a   Egan, Andréa ^a   McGuinness, David ^a   Jepson, Annette ^b   Adair, Richard ^a   Drakely, Chris ^b   Riley, Eleanor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Clonal imprinting; HLA; Malaria; Non HLA genes; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TWINS;

EID: 0029934544     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/8.6.905     Document Type: Article

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