Varia: a tool for prediction, analysis and visualisation of variable genes

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BACKGROUND: Parasites use polymorphic gene families to evade the immune system or interact with the host. Assessing the diversity and expression of such gene families in pathogens can inform on the repertoire or host interaction phenotypes of clinical relevance. However, obtaining the sequences and quantifying their expression is a challenge. In Plasmodium falciparum, the highly polymorphic var genes encode the...

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