A partial cDNA clone of trypomastigote decay-accelerating factor (T-DAF), a developmentally regulated complement inhibitor of Trypanosoma cruzi, has genetic and functional similarities to the human complement inhibitor DAF. - Tambourgi DV; Kipnis TL; da Silva WD; Joiner KA; Sher A; Heath S; Hall BF; Ogden GB (Infection and immunity, 1993)