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Contrasting genetic structure in Plasmodium vivax populations from Asia and South America.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2007
Imwong Mallika, Nair Shalini, Pukrittayakamee Sasithon, Sudimack Daniel, Williams Jeff T, Mayxay Mayfong, Newton Paul N, Kim Jung Ryong, Nandy Amitab, Osorio Lyda, Carlton Jane M, White Nicholas J, Day Nicholas P J, Anderson Tim J C
Abstract excerpt
Populations of Plasmodium falciparum show striking differences in linkage disequilibrium, population differentiation and diversity, but only fragmentary data exists on the genetic structure of Plasmodium vivax. We genotyped nine tandem repeat loci bearing 2-8 bp motifs from 345 P. vivax infections collected from three Asian countries and from five locations in Colombia. We observed 9-37 alleles per locus and high...
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