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Size and sequence polymorphisms in the glutamate-rich protein gene of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in Thailand.
Parasites & vectors - 22 Jan 2018
Pattaradilokrat Sittiporn, Trakoolsoontorn Chawinya, Simpalipan Phumin, Warrit Natapot, Kaewthamasorn Morakot, Harnyuttanakorn Pongchai
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BACKGROUND: The glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is a key surface antigen that serves as a component of a clinical vaccine. Moreover, the GLURP gene is also employed routinely as a genetic marker for malarial genotyping in epidemiological studies. While extensive size polymorphisms in GLURP are well recorded, the extent of the sequence diversity of this gene is rarely...
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