The Quantity and Quality of African Children's IgG Responses to Merozoite Surface Antigens Reflect Protection against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

David Courtin; Mayke Oesterholt; Harm Huismans; Kwadwo Kusi; Jacqueline Milet; Cyril Badaut; Oumar Gaye; Will Roeffen; Edmond J. Remarque; Robert Sauerwein; André Garcia; Adrian J. F. Luty

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007590

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The Quantity and Quality of African Children's IgG Responses to Merozoite Surface Antigens Reflect Protection against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

David Courtin,

Affiliations Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Unité de Recherche (UR) 010 « Santé de la mère et de l'enfant en milieu tropical », Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Mayke Oesterholt,

Affiliation Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Harm Huismans,

Affiliation Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kwadwo Kusi,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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Jacqueline Milet,

Affiliation Unité de Recherche (UR) 010 « Santé de la mère et de l'enfant en milieu tropical », Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Cyril Badaut,

Affiliation Unité de Recherche (UR) 010 « Santé de la mère et de l'enfant en milieu tropical », Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Oumar Gaye,

Affiliation Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie, Département de Biologie et d'Explorations fonctionnelles, Faculté de Médecine, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal
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Will Roeffen,

Affiliation Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Edmond J. Remarque,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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Robert Sauerwein,

Affiliation Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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André Garcia,

Affiliation Unité de Recherche (UR) 010 « Santé de la mère et de l'enfant en milieu tropical », Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Adrian J. F. Luty

* E-mail: A.Luty@mmb.umcn.nl

Affiliation Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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The Quantity and Quality of African Children's IgG Responses to Merozoite Surface Antigens Reflect Protection against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

David Courtin,
Mayke Oesterholt,
Harm Huismans,
Kwadwo Kusi,
Jacqueline Milet,
Cyril Badaut,
Oumar Gaye,
Will Roeffen,
Edmond J. Remarque,
Robert Sauerwein

Published: October 27, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007590

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