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Pregnancy-associated malaria : identification of a gene involved in parasite binding to the placenta

July 2005

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© IRD / Michel Cot Le paludisme chez la femme enceinte Indigo 13660  

In Africa, malaria during pregnancy (pregnancy-associated malaria, PAM) provokes complications that can lead to severe morbidity in both mother and child.

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