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VSG expression and switching. (A) VSG switching brings about antigenic variation. Combined with successive immune responses, this can generate a relapsing parasitaemia. Natural infections are more complex than this highly simplified schematic. (B) Studies on VSG expression revealed some unusual features. The single expressed VSG was found to be flanked by distinct repetitive sequences. Three further unusual features are indicated (boxes).
