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Surface Antigen Variation

Surface Antigen Variation is a molecular evasion mechanism employed by protozoan parasites, characterized by the sequential and often stochastic alteration of surface-expressed proteins to avoid host immune recognition and establish persistent infections.

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Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum.

Beverley‐Ann Biggs, Lisa Goozé, K Wycherley et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1991 · 514 citations

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Allelic dimorphism in a surface antigen gene of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Kazuyuki Tanabe, Martin Mackay, Michael Goman et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1987 · 472 citations

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Analysis of sequence diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1)

Louis H. Miller, Theodore Roberts, Mohammed Shahabuddin et al. · Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology · 1993 · 385 citations

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Epitopes of the CD4 Antigen and HIV Infection

Quentin J. Sattentau, Angus Dalgleish, Robin A. Weiss et al. · Science · 1986 · 376 citations

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Positive selection on the H3 hemagglutinin gene of human influenza virus A

R. Mitchell Bush, W M Fitch, Catherine A. Bender et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 1999 · 357 citations · Full text

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    Terry F. McElwain

    Washington State University, United States

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    Guy H. Palmer

    Washington State University, United States

    12 publications · 946 citations

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    T E Nash

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    11 publications · 1K citations

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    John T. Conrad

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    10 publications · 687 citations

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    Karen P. Day

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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  1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

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    96 publications

    7.6K citations

  2. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    19 h-index

    70 publications

    5.7K citations

  3. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    17 h-index

    77 publications

    4.8K citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    17 h-index

    46 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    5.1K citations

  6. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    49 publications

    5.4K citations

  7. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

    Melbourne, Australia

    12 h-index

    38 publications

    6.3K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    32 publications

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  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 57 publications · 3K citations

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  2. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 22 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. Journal of Medical Virology

    18 publications · 854 citations

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  5. Hepatology

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