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Polymorphism and epitope sharing between the alleles of merozoite surface protein-1 of Plasmodium falciparum among Indian isolates.
Malaria journal - 20 Jul 2007
Mamillapalli Anitha, Sunil Sujatha, Diwan Suraksha S, Sharma Surya K, Tyagi Prajesh K, Adak Tridibes, Joshi Hema, Malhotra Pawan
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BACKGROUND: The C-terminal region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) is one of the leading candidates for vaccination against the erythrocytic stages of malaria. However, a major concern in the development of MSP-1 based malaria vaccine is the polymorphism observed in different geographical P...
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