Abstract
Comparisons of immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass responses to the major polymorphic region and to a conserved region of MSP-1 in three cohorts of African villagers exposed to Plasmodium falciparum revealed that responses to Block 2 are predominantly IgG3 whereas antibodies to MSP-1(19) are mainly IgG1. The striking dominance of IgG3 to Block 2 may explain the short duration of this response and also the requirement for continuous stimulation by malaria infection to maintain clinical immunity.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Infection and Immunity |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 1207-11 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0019-9567 |
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Publication status | Published - 2001 |