Variant surface antigen-specific IgG and protection against clinical consequences of pregnancy-associated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

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Volumn 363, Issue 9405, 2004, Pages 283-289

  Staalsoe, Trine ^a   Shulman, Caroline E ^b,c   Bulmer, Judith N ^d   Kawuondo, Ken ^c   Marsh, Kevin ^c   Hviid, Lars ^a,e  

^a University of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ADHESION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACENTAL MALARIA; PLASMA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0942268159     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15386-X     Document Type: Article

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