Copenhagen scientists in malaria breakthrough

Researchers have synthesized the protein of a dangerous malaria strain

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first in the world to synthesize the entire protein that is responsible for life-threatening malaria in pregnant women and their unborn children. This is as reported on Webnewswire.com citing the latest issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology

The protein known as VAR2CSA enables malaria parasites to accumulate in the placenta and can therefore potentially be used as the main component in a vaccine to trigger antibodies that protect pregnant women against malaria, the newswire writes.

The new protein has been sequenced by scientists from the Centre for Medical Parasitology (CMP) at the Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology.

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