TABLE 4.
IgG subclass of maternally derived antibodies in neonatal plasma
| Antigen | No.a (%) of children who were seropositive for indicated subclass
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgG1 | IgG2 | IgG3 | IgG4 | |
| P. falciparum schizont | 69 (48) | 19 (13) | 74 (52) | 74 (52) |
| Pf155 | 8 (6) | 6 (4) | 13 (9) | 11 (8) |
| AMA-1 | 31 (22) | 6 (4) | 26 (18) | 20 (14) |
| MSP-2–FC27 | 2 (2) | 12 (8) | 46 (32) | 15 (10) |
| MSP-2–IC1 | 11 (8) | 3 (2) | 41 (29) | 15 (10) |
| MSP-119 | 21 (16) | 0 (0) | 21 (16) | 23 (16) |
a
The number of samples was 143 in all cases, except for MSP-119, where the number was 134.