Article
Genetic diversity in merozoite surface protein-1 and 2 among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from malarious districts of tribal dominant state of Jharkhand, India.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology - 1 Dec 2011
Hussain M M, Sohail M, Kumar R, Branch O H, Adak T, Raziuddin M
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The genetic make-up of malaria parasite is potent for understanding the parasite virulence, designing antimalarial vaccine and evaluating the impact of malaria control measures. There is a paucity of information on genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Jharkhand, India where...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Blood Specimen Collection
- DNA, Protozoan
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- India
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Merozoite Surface Protein 1
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic