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The unique distribution of the Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein 1 in parasite isolates with short and long latent periods from the Republic of Korea.
Malaria journal - 5 Aug 2015
Goo Youn-Kyoung, Moon Jun-Hye, Ji So-Young, Chung Dong-Il, Hong Yeonchul, Cho Shin-Hyung, Lee Won-Ja, Kim Jung-Yeon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vivax malaria occurring in the Republic of Korea is occasionally characterized by a long latent infection induced by hypnozoites in the liver. So far, the mechanisms responsible for short and long latent infections of vivax malaria are not known. Therefore, the present study classified the parasite isolates according to the long and short latent periods and then analysed the genetic diversity of the...
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