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Mosaic organization and heterogeneity in frequency of allelic recombination of the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-1 locus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Dec 2002
Putaporntip Chaturong, Jongwutiwes Somchai, Sakihama Naoko, Ferreira Marcelo U, Kho Weon-Gyu, Kaneko Akira, Kanbara Hiroji, Hattori Tetsuya, Tanabe Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
The organization and allelic recombination of the merozoite surface protein-1 gene of Plasmodium vivax (PvMsp-1), the most widely prevalent human malaria parasite, were evaluated in complete nucleotide sequences of 40 isolates from various geographic areas. Alignment of 31 distinct alleles revealed the mosaic organization of PvMsp-1, consisting of seven interallele conserved blocks flanked by six variable blocks....
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