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Polymorphism at the apical membrane antigen 1 gene (AMA1) of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in a Vietnamese population.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Quang Nguyen Duc, Hoa Phan Thi Phuong, Tuan Mai Sy, Viet Nguyen Xuan, Jalloh Amadu, Matsuoka Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
The patterns of molecular evolution of the most diverse region of the apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) gene in Plasmodium falciparum from a Vietnamese subpopulation (Bao Loc) were investigated. Within the Bao Loc population, the sequenced gene region showed relatively high allelic and nucleotide...
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