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Allelic dimorphism-associated restriction of recombination in Plasmodium falciparum msp1.
Gene - 1 Aug 2007
Tanabe Kazuyuki, Sakihama Naoko, Walliker David, Babiker Hamza, Abdel-Muhsin Abdel-Muhsin A, Bakote'e Bernard, Ohmae Hiroshi, Arisue Nobuko, Horii Toshihiro, Rooth Ingegerd, Färnert Anna, Björkman Anders, Ranford-Cartwright Lisa
Abstract excerpt
Allelic dimorphism is a characteristic feature of the Plasmodium falciparum msp1 gene encoding the merozoite surface protein 1, a strong malaria vaccine candidate. Meiotic recombination is a major mechanism for the generation of msp1 allelic diversity. Potential recombination sites have previously been mapped to specific regions within msp1 (a 5' 1-kb region and a 3' 0.4-kb region) with no evidence for...
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