Article
Genetic diversity in the merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 genes of Plasmodium falciparum from the Artibonite Valley of Haiti.
Acta tropica - 1 Jan 2012
Londono-Renteria Berlin, Eisele Thomas P, Keating Joseph, Bennett Adam, Krogstad Donald J
Abstract excerpt
Describing genetic diversity of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite provides important information about the local epidemiology of malaria. In this study, we examined the genetic diversity of P. falciparum isolates from the Artibonite Valley in Haiti using the allelic families of merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 genes (msp-1 and msp-2). The majority of study subjects infected with P. falciparum had a single...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype