Gene expression profiling of malaria parasites reveals common virulence gene expression in adult first-time infected patients and severecases
Jan Stephan Wichers-Misterek, Gerry Q. Tonkin‐Hill, Thorsten Thye, Ralf Krumkamp, Benno Kreuels, Jan Strauss, Heidrun von Thien, Judith A. M. Scholz, Helle Smedegaard Hansson, Rasmus Weisel Jensen, Louise Turner, Freia-Raphaella Lorenz, Anna Schöllhorn, Iris Bruchhaus, Egbert Tannich, , Anna Bachmann
The paper identifies PfEMP1 variants associated with severe malaria in first-time infected adults and non-severe cases using RNA-seq and var gene analysis.
eLife · Apr 28, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology