Relationship between Malaria Incidence and IgG Levels to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens in Malian Children: Impact of Hemoglobins S and C

Kazutoyo Miura; Mahamadou Diakite; Ababacar Diouf; Saibou Doumbia; Drissa Konate; Abdoul S. Keita; Samuel E. Moretz; Gregory Tullo; Hong Zhou; Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa; Jennifer M. Anderson; Rick M. Fairhurst; Carole A. Long

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060182

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Relationship between Malaria Incidence and IgG Levels to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens in Malian Children: Impact of Hemoglobins S and C

Kazutoyo Miura ,

* E-mail: kmiura@niaid.nih.gov (KM); clong@niaid.nih.gov (CAL)

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Mahamadou Diakite,

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Ababacar Diouf,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Saibou Doumbia,

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Drissa Konate,

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Abdoul S. Keita,

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Samuel E. Moretz,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Gregory Tullo,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Hong Zhou,

Current address: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Jennifer M. Anderson,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Rick M. Fairhurst,

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Carole A. Long

* E-mail: kmiura@niaid.nih.gov (KM); clong@niaid.nih.gov (CAL)

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Relationship between Malaria Incidence and IgG Levels to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens in Malian Children: Impact of Hemoglobins S and C

Kazutoyo Miura,
Mahamadou Diakite,
Ababacar Diouf,
Saibou Doumbia,
Drissa Konate,
Abdoul S. Keita,
Samuel E. Moretz,
Gregory Tullo,
Hong Zhou,
Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa

Published: March 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060182

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