Genetic diversity in the Block 2 region of the merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) of Plasmodium falciparum: additional complexity and selection and convergence in fragment size polymorphism.

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2006.01.009

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Genetic diversity in the Block 2 region of the merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) of Plasmodium falciparum: additional complexity and selection and convergence in fragment size polymorphism.

Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2006

Takala S L, Escalante A A, Branch O H, Kariuki S, Biswas S, Chaiyaroj S C, Lal A A

Abstract excerpt

Fragment size in the Block 2 repetitive region of merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) has commonly been used as a molecular marker in studies of malaria transmission dynamics and host immunity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In this study, we further explore the genetic variation in MSP-1 Block...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Base Sequence
Child
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Geography
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kenya
Malaria, Falciparum
Merozoite Surface Protein 1
Molecular Sequence Data
Plasmodium falciparum

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Polymorphism, Genetic

Protein Structure, Tertiary

Selection, Genetic

Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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PMID: 16517218
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2006.01.009
PMCID: PMC1853307

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