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Sequestered parasites release PfHRP2, which increases at schizont rupture. Thus, this study explored Pfhrp2 gene copy number variation and immune (IgG) response in mild (MM), severe (SM) and cerebral malaria (CM) cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 240 samples were collected and analysed further. Pfhrp2 gene copy numbers and IgG responses against the PfHRP2 peptide were assessed using real-time qPCR and ELISA-based assays, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Parasitaemia was significantly higher in MM cases compared with SM (P = .0009), and parasitaemia progressively increased from CM to SNCM to MM cases (P &amp;lt; .05). Pfhrp2 copy numbers were similar across all groups. However, IgG responses against the PfHRP2 peptide were notably higher in SM, CM and SNCM compared with MM cases( P &amp;lt; .0001). Positive correlations were observed between IgG response and age, as well as var P5 peptide (P &amp;lt; .01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The absence of significant variation in Pfhrp2 gene copy numbers across severity groups indicates that it is not a reliable biomarker for disease severity. Conversely, the IgG response to PfHRP2 appears to be more critical, underscoring the importance of host \u2013pathogen interactions in determining disease outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/trstmh\/trag034","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]],"date-time":"2026-03-25T12:50:14Z","timestamp":1774443014000},"page":"705-710","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Differential IgG responses to PfHRP2 across the malaria severity\u00a0spectrum"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"120","author":[{"given":"Sneha","family":"Bhandari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Vector Borne Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tribal Health , Nagpur Road, Garha, Jabalpur 482003 Madhya Pradesh ,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sri","family":"Krishna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Vector Borne Diseases, ICMR-National 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