Plasmodium falciparum: extensive polymorphism in merozoite surface antigen 2 alleles in an area with endemic malaria in Papua New Guinea.

doi:10.1006/expr.1994.1070

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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...

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Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antigens, Protozoan
Antigens, Surface
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies

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Female

Gene Frequency

Genotype

Humans

Infant

Malaria, Falciparum

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PMID: 7914494
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1994.1070

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