Are high avidity antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens preferentially transferred across the placenta of premature and term babies?

Kayatani AKK, Bobbili N, Megnekou R, Matsunaga M, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Are high avidity antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens preferentially transferred across the placenta of premature and term babies? Placenta. 2023 09 07; 140:11-19.

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subject areas

Antibodies, Protozoan
Antigens, Protozoan
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malaria, Falciparum
Placenta
Plasmodium falciparum
Pregnancy
Premature Birth

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Diane Taylor, PhD

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