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Genetic diversity of merozoite surface protein-5 (MSP-5) of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Malaria patients in Iran.
BMC infectious diseases - 17 Nov 2023
Mansouri Sholeh, Heidari Aliehsan, Keshavarz Hossein, Fallah Parviz, Bairami Amir, Mahmoudi Elaheh
Abstract excerpt
Malaria has not yet been eradicated in Iran, and Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) is the main cause of malaria in the country. This study aimed to investigate and analyze the amount of genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-5 (PvMSP-5) exon 1 gene in the southeast of Iran.Thirty-five patients with clinical symptoms of P. vivax malaria participated. The exon 1 of PvMSP-5 was amplified by PCR,...
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