Article
Limited polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum sexual-stage antigens.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Niederwieser I, Felger I, Beck H P
Abstract excerpt
In areas highly endemic for malaria, individuals are frequently found to be infected simultaneously with multiple Plasmodium falciparum clones. This raises the question of whether all parasite clones produce gametocytes equally or whether gametocytogenesis is suppressed in some clones. In order to assess this in epidemiological studies, polymorphic genes specifically expressed in gametocytes could be analyzed by...
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