Article
[Allelic polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum MSP-2 gene in blood samples from Gabonese children].
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) - 1 Jul 2001
Ntoumi F, Ngoundou-Landji J, Luty A J, Dubreuil G, Millet P
Abstract excerpt
In this study we have undertaken the molecular analysis of the MSP-2 gene of R falciparum isolates collected from schoolchildren living in the village of Dienga (Gabon). Using conventional microscopy and the polymerase chain reaction, 61% of these children harboured parasites without any symptom...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Blood
- Child
- Female
- Gabon
- Humans
- Male
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Protozoan Proteins
