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Plasmodium vivax rhomboid-like protease 1 gene diversity in Thailand.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Oct 2017
Mataradchakul Touchchapol, Uthaipibull Chairat, Nosten Francois, Vega-Rodriguez Joel, Jacobs-Lorena Marcelo, Lek-Uthai Usa
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax infection remains a major public health problem, especially along the Thailand border regions. We examined the genetic diversity of this parasite by analyzing single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the P. vivax rhomboid-like protease 1 gene (Pvrom1) in parasites collected from western (Tak province, Thai-Myanmar border) and eastern (Chanthaburi province, Thai-Cambodia border)...
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