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MalHaploFreq: a computer programme for estimating malaria haplotype frequencies from blood samples.
Malaria journal - 15 Jul 2008
Hastings Ian M, Smith Thomas A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Molecular markers, particularly those associated with drug resistance, are important surveillance tools that can inform policy choice. People infected with falciparum malaria often contain several genetically-distinct clones of the parasite; genotyping the patients' blood reveals whether or not the marker is present (i.e. its prevalence), but does not reveal its frequency. For example a person with...
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