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Microsatellite Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax Isolates from Pregnant Women in Four Malaria Endemic Countries.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Menegon Michela, Bardají Azucena, Martínez-Espinosa Flor, Bôtto-Menezes Camila, Ome-Kaius Maria, Mueller Ivo, Betuela Inoni, Arévalo-Herrera Myriam, Kochar Swati, Kochar Sanjay K, Jaju Puneet, Hans Dhiraj, Chitnis Chetan, Padilla Norma, Castellanos María Eugenia, Ortiz Lucía, Sanz Sergi, Piqueras Mireia, Desai Meghna, Mayor Alfredo, Del Portillo Hernando, Menéndez Clara, Severini Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed human parasite and the main cause of human malaria outside the African continent. However, the knowledge about the genetic variability of P. vivax is limited when compared to the information available for P. falciparum. We present the results of a study aimed at characterizing the genetic structure of P. vivax populations obtained from pregnant women from different...
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