HLA class II factors associated with Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigen allele families

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1042-1045

  May, J ^b   Meyer, Christian G ^a   Kun, J F J ^b   Lell, B ^b   Luckner, D ^b   Dippmann, A K ^b   Bienzle, U ^b   Kremsner, P G ^b  

^a Universidade Nova de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; METHIONINE;

ALLELE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032899382     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314661     Document Type: Article

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