Article
Molecular characterization of Plasmodium falciparum in Arunachal Pradesh from Northeast India based on merozoite surface protein 1 & glutamate-rich protein.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Sept 2017
Sarmah Nilanju Pran, Sarma Kishore, Bhattacharyya Dibya Ranjan, Sultan Ali, Bansal Devendra, Singh Neeru, Bharti Praveen K, Kaur Hargobinder, Sehgal Rakesh, Mohapatra Pradyumna Kishore, Mahanta Jagadish
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Northeast (NE) India is one of the high endemic regions for malaria with a preponderance of Plasmodium falciparum, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. The P. falciparum parasite of this region showed high polymorphism in drug-resistant molecular biomarkers. However, there is a paucity of information related to merozoite surface protein 1 (msp-1) and glutamate-rich protein (glurp)...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.