Article
Evaluation of the intra- and inter-specific genetic variability of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase.
Malaria journal - 25 Oct 2007
Talman Arthur M, Duval Linda, Legrand Eric, Hubert Véronique, Yen Seiha, Bell David, Le Bras Jacques, Ariey Frédéric, Houze Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malaria diagnosis is vital to efficient control programmes and the recent advent of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) provides a reliable and simple diagnostic method. However a characterization of the efficiency of these tests and the proteins they detect is needed to maximize RDT sensitivity. METHODS: Plasmodial lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) gene of wild isolates of the four human species of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
