A Malaria-Resistant Phenotype with Immunological Correlates in a Tanzanian Birth Cohort Exposed to Intense Malaria Transmission.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on May 01, 2017

Authors

Scott D Nash1,2, D Rebecca Prevots1, Edward Kabyemela3, Yogender P Khasa4, Kun-Lin Lee2, Michal Fried2, Patrick E Duffy2

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
2: Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland.
3: Muheza Designated District Hospital, Muheza, Tanzania.
4: Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India.

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