Clinical, laboratorial and immunological aspects of severe malaria in children from Guinea-Bissau

Authors: Domingos J, Casimiro A, Portugal-Calisto D, Varandas L, Nogueira F, Silva MS
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Acta Tropica
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29684356

Malaria is a parasitic disease of which Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of the disease. The immune response against Plasmodium spp. is complex and remains unclear. The present report aimed to better understand the humoral immune response in severe malaria and analyse new immunodominant antigen candidates as possible serological marker in severe malaria […]
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SLC40A1 Q248H allele frequencies and associated SLC40A1 haplotypes in three West African population samples.

Authors: Albuquerque D, Alvarez M, Arez AP, Lopes D, Loua KM, Manco L, Millimono TS, Nogueira F, Rath SL, Relvas L, Ribeiro ML, Trovoada Mde J, Varandas L
Journal: Annals of human biology
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=SLC40A1+Q248H+allele+frequencies+and+associated+SLC40A1+haplotypes+in+three+West+African+population+samples.

BACKGROUND:
Ferroportin is a transmembrane protein responsible for iron export from enterocytes and macrophages. Mutation c.744G → T (Q248H), located in exon 6 of the ferroportin gene SLC40A1, is found as a polymorphism in populations of African origin. This mutation has been extensively analysed in African-Americans, but poorly studied in native African populations.
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Prevalence and risk factors of Plasmodium falciparum infections in pregnant women of Luanda, Angola.

Authors: Campos PA, Valente B, Varandas L, Do Rosário VE, Silveira H
Journal: Tropical Medicine & International Health
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21729222

Pregnant women are at increased risk of malaria, but in Angola, epidemiologic data from this group is almost inexistent. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence and risk factors of Plasmodium falciparum infections in 567 pregnant Angolan women living in Luanda province.
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Remember kerion celsi

Authors: Brissos J, Gouveia C, Neves C, Varandas L
Publication Year: 2013
Journal: BMJ Case Reports
Link: http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-200594.extract

Authors: Campos PA, Campos RB, Gonçalves L, Rosário VE, Silveira H, Valente B, Varandas L
Journal: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Plasmodium+falciparum+infection+in+pregnant+women+attending+antenatal+care+in+Luanda%2C+Angola

INTRODUCTION:
Malaria during pregnancy remains a serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and possible risk factors for malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Augusto Ngangula Specialized General Hospital in Luanda, Angola.
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Clinical, laboratorial and immunological aspects of severe malaria in children from Guinea-Bissau

SLC40A1 Q248H allele frequencies and associated SLC40A1 haplotypes in three West African population samples.

Prevalence and risk factors of Plasmodium falciparum infections in pregnant women of Luanda, Angola.

Remember kerion celsi

Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Luanda, Angola.

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