Journal article
Cytoadherence in paediatric malaria: ABO blood group, CD36, and ICAM1 expression and severe Plasmodium falciparum infection
Abstract
As a leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide, selection pressure by Plasmodium falciparum continues to shape the human genome. Severe disturbances within the microcirculation result from the adhesion of infected erythrocytes to host receptors on monocytes, platelets, and endothelium. In this prospective study, we compared expression of all major host cytoadhesion receptors among Ugandan children presenting with uncomplicated malaria …
Authors
Cserti‐Gazdewich CM; Dhabangi A; Musoke C; Ssewanyana I; Ddungu H; Nakiboneka‐Ssenabulya D; Nabukeera‐Barungi N; Mpimbaza A; Dzik WH
Journal
British Journal of Haematology, Vol. 159, No. 2, pp. 223–236
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1111/bjh.12014
ISSN
0007-1048