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Plasmodium falciparum: limited genetic diversity of MSP-2 in isolates circulating in Brazilian endemic areas.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jan 2000
Sallenave-Sales S, Ferreira-da-Cruz M F, Faria C P, Cerruti C, Daniel-Ribeiro C T, Zalis M G
Abstract excerpt
The genetic polymorphism of the surface merozoite protein 2 (MSP-2) was evaluated in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from individuals with uncomplicated malaria living in a Brazilian endemic area of Peixoto de Azevedo. The frequency of MSP-2 alleles and the survival of genetically different populations clones in 104 isolates were verified by Southern blot and SSCP-PCR. Single and mixed infections were observed in...
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