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Analysis of polymorphisms in the merozoite surface protein-3α gene and two microsatellite loci in Sri Lankan Plasmodium vivax: evidence of population substructure in Sri Lanka.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2011
Schousboe Mette L, Rajakaruna Rupika S, Amerasinghe Priyanie H, Konradsen Flemming, Ord Rosalynn, Pearce Richard, Bygbjerg Ib C, Roper Cally, Alifrangis Michael
Abstract excerpt
The geographical distribution of genetic variation in Plasmodium vivax samples (N = 386) from nine districts across Sri Lanka is described using three markers; the P. vivax merozoite surface protein-3α (Pvmsp-3α) gene, and the two microsatellites m1501 and m3502. At Pvmsp-3α, 11 alleles were found with an expected heterozygosity (H(e)) of 0.81, whereas at m1501 and m3502, 24 alleles (H(e) = 0.85) and 8 alleles...
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