Kai, Oscar K.

Top Publications

Top Publications Authored or Co-Authored by "Kai, Oscar K."

• Blood group O protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria through the mechanism of reduced rosetting

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Volume 104, No. 44, Year 2007, Citations 353
• Platelet-mediated clumping of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes is a common adhesive phenotype and is associated with severe malaria

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Volume 98, No. 4, Year 2001, Citations 307
• Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes: Agglutination by diverse Kenyan plasma is associated with severe disease and young host age

  Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 182, No. 1, Year 2000, Citations 190
• Suppression of erythropoiesis in malarial anemia is associated with hemozoin in vitro and in vivo

  Blood, Volume 108, No. 8, Year 2006, Citations 181
• Fresh isolates from children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria bind to multiple receptors

  Infection and Immunity, Volume 69, No. 9, Year 2001, Citations 122