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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients with uncomplicated and severe malaria based on msp-1 and msp-2 genes in Gublak, North West Ethiopia.
Malaria journal - 10 Dec 2019
Mohammed Hussein, Hassen Kedir, Assefa Ashenafi, Mekete Kalkidan, Tadesse Gemechu, Taye Girum, Commons Robert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malaria infection can present with a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe. Plasmodium falciparum isolates in uncomplicated and severe malaria infections may have different parasite genetic profiles. This study was conducted to assess differences in genetic diversity and allelic frequencies in P. falciparum isolates according to malaria severity and age of patients in the Gublack area,...
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