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In malaria-endemic settings, a large percentage of the population presents with incidental P falciparum malaria parasitemia. In the absence of specific biomarkers for CM, when these individuals suffer from bacterial or viral infections causing coma, they are frequently misdiagnosed with CM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We have tested the specificity for CM of 2 candidate biomarkers for severe malaria, angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) and inhibin-\u03b2E (INHBE), which are secreted by endothelial cells in response to P falciparum\u2013infected erythrocytes. 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