Biased distribution of msp1 and msp2 allelic variants in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Thailand

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(99)90120-7

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Biased distribution of msp1 and msp2 allelic variants in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Thailand

1 Jul 1999

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Plasmodium falciparum isolates were obtained from Thai patients attending a malaria clinic on the Thai-Kampuchean border over 4 cross-sectional surveys carried out at 3-monthly intervals. The genetic structure of the parasite populations was determined by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of polymorphic regions of 3 P. falciparum antigen genes: msp1, msp2 and glurp. Although a high degree of...

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