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The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronic acid has been identified as a second placental receptor for Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. Discovering the factors that allow this parasite to stick to the placenta during pregnancy may provide clues about how malaria infects other organs (86–90).
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Wahlgren, M., Spillmann, D. Sticky sugars attract malaria to the fetus. Nat Med 6, 25–26 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/71490
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