Article
Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein: a modular evolutionary proposal.
Parasitology - 1 Apr 2004
Martinez P, Suarez C F, Cardenas P P, Patarroyo M A
Abstract excerpt
The population of malaria-causing parasites is characterized by great genetic diversity. Knowledge of the polymorphism generation mechanism is a central issue for developing effective vaccines against malaria and understanding the parasite population structure. Plasmodium vivax genetic diversity has been explained in terms of two major factors: natural selection and intragenic recombination. A modular...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Base Sequence
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Protozoan
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Malaria, Vivax
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Plasmodium vivax
