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Nature Research, Nature Medicine, 4(21), p. 307-308, 2015
DOI: 10.1038/nm.3837
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A mediator for malaria stickiness in A versus O blood
Journal article published in 2015 by
Liliana Mancio-Silva 
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Maria M. Mota
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Maria M. Mota
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Abstract
Malaria is thought to have shaped the worldwide distribution of human ABO blood but the underlying molecular details of this process have only recently started to be revealed. A new study provides insights on how malaria parasites interact with ABO blood group sugars, mediating rosetting events that cause severe disease.