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Nonparametric Binary Classification to Distinguish Closely Related versus Unrelated Plasmodium falciparum Parasites.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 5 Apr 2021
Plucinski Mateusz M, Barratt Joel L N
Abstract excerpt
Assessing genetic relatedness of Plasmodium falciparum genotypes is a key component of antimalarial efficacy trials. Previous methods have focused on determining a priori definitions of the level of genetic similarity sufficient to classify two infections as sharing the same strain. However, factors such as mixed-strain infections, allelic suppression, imprecise typing methods, and heterozygosity complicate...
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