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Genetic diversity of the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-5 locus from diverse geographic origins.
Gene - 15 May 2010
Putaporntip Chaturong, Udomsangpetch Rachanee, Pattanawong Urassaya, Cui Liwang, Jongwutiwes Somchai
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Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-5 (PvMsp-5), a potential vaccine candidate, is encoded by a two-exon single copy gene. We have conducted a comprehensive analysis of PvMsp-5 by sequencing the entire gene of four parasite populations from northwestern Thailand (n=73), southern Thailand (n=53), Indonesia (n=25) and Brazil (n=24), and five isolates from other endemic areas. Results reveal that exon I...
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