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1: Genome Biol. 2002 Oct 25;3(11):REVIEWS1031. Epub 2002 Oct 25.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled.

Crabb BS, Cowman AF.

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. crabb@wehi.edu.au

The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, one of the world's most devastating pathogens, has an astonishing array of sequences and genes that play key roles in pathogenesis and immune evasion. We must understand the functions of these elements if the chronicity and unpredictable virulence of Plasmodium is to be explained.

PMID: 12441004 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC244921