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The suitability of P. falciparum merozoite surface proteins 1 and 2 as genetic markers for in vivo drug trials in Yemen.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Al-abd Nazeh M, Mahdy Mohammed A K, Al-Mekhlafi Abdulsalam M Q, Snounou Georges, Abdul-Majid Nazia B, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Fong Mun Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of the conclusions from in vivo efficacy anti-malarial drug trials depends on distinguishing between recrudescences and re-infections which is accomplished by genotyping genes coding P. falciparum merozoite surface 1 (MSP1) and MSP2. However, the reliability of the PCR analysis depends on the genetic markers' allelic diversity and variant frequency. In this study the genetic diversity of...
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