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PlasmoView: a web-based resource to visualise global Plasmodium falciparum genomic variation.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Preston Mark D, Assefa Samuel A, Ocholla Harold, Sutherland Colin J, Borrmann Steffen, Nzila Alexis, Michon Pascal, Hien Tran Tinh, Bousema Teun, Drakeley Christopher J, Zongo Issaka, Ouédraogo Jean-Bosco, Djimde Abdoulaye A, Doumbo Ogobara K, Nosten Francois, Fairhurst Rick M, Conway David J, Roper Cally, Clark Taane G
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Malaria is a global public health challenge, with drug resistance a major barrier to disease control and elimination. To meet the urgent need for better treatments and vaccines, a deeper knowledge of Plasmodium biology and malaria epidemiology is required. An improved understanding of the genomic variation of malaria parasites, especially the most virulent Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) species, has the potential to...
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