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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
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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 malaria is rampant and this study aimed to establish molecular characterization of P. falciparum field isolates from...
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