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Molecular cloning and characterisation of the RESA gene, a marker of genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2010
Moyano Eva M, González Luis Miguel, Cuevas Laureano, Perez-Pastrana Esperanza, Santa-Maria Ysmael, Benito Agustín
Abstract excerpt
To identity immunodiagnostic antigen genes, a Plasmodium falciparum (Dd2 clone) expression library was screened using human immune sera. The ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (RESA) was isolated: this antigen of the resistant clone presents repeat tandem sequences like the 3D7 clone, albeit in different numbers. RESA has been studied as a marker of genetic diversity, with different sizes being observed in...
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