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Plasmodium falciparum parasites in French Guiana: limited genetic diversity and high selfing rate.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 1999
Ariey F, Chalvet W, Hommel D, Peneau C, Hulin A, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Duchemin J B, Sarthou J L, Reynes J M, Fandeur T
Abstract excerpt
The genetic characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected in French Guiana, where malaria transmission is low and occurs in isolated foci, were studied. Blood samples were collected from 142 patients with symptomatic malaria and typed using a polymerase chain reaction-based strategy for merozoite surface protein-(MSP-1) block 2, the MSP-2 central domain, and glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) repeat...
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