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Plasmodium falciparum: extensive polymorphism in merozoite surface antigen 2 alleles in an area with endemic malaria in Papua New Guinea.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Sept 1994
Felger I, Tavul L, Kabintik S, Marshall V, Genton B, Alpers M, Beck H P
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Plasmodium falciparum: Extensive polymorphism in merozoite surface antigen 2 alleles in an area with endemic malaria in Papua New Guinea. Experimental Parasitology 79, 106-116. The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in 304 individuals from two villages in Papua New Guinea has been determined by PCR amplification of the gene encoding the merozoite surface antigen 2 (MSA2). Forty-seven percent of the blood samples...
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