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Malaria
Study findings from K. Vaughan et al broaden understanding of malaria
March 18th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "We present a comprehensive meta-analysis of more than 500 references, describing nearly 5000 unique B cell and T cell epitopes derived from the Plasmodium genus, and detailing thousands of immunological assays. This is the first inventory of epitope data related to malaria-specific immunology, plasmodial pathogenesis, and vaccine performance." "The survey included host and pathogen species distribution of epitopes, the number of antibody vs. CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell epitopes, the genomic distribution of recognized epitopes, variance among epitopes from different parasite strains, and the characterization of...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-18)
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