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Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections by PCR: a comparative multicentre study.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Färnert A, Arez A P, Babiker H A, Beck H P, Benito A, Björkman A, Bruce M C, Conway D J, Day K P, Henning L, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Ranford-Cartwright L C, Rubio J M, Snounou G, Walliker D, Zwetyenga J, do Rosario V E
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity of malaria parasites represents a major issue in understanding several aspects of malaria infection and disease. Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods has therefore been introduced in epidemiological studies. Polymorphic regions of the msp1, msp2 and glurp genes are the most frequently used markers for genotyping, but methods may...
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