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Essential function reflected in the phylodynamics of a multigene family – the <i>pir</i> genes of malaria parasites

2026-01-23

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> The genomes of malaria parasites ( Plasmodium spp .) encode many gene families, which are intimately associated with host interactions and disease in these important pathogens. The largest malaria gene family is the Plasmodium interspersed repeat ( pir ) genes, present in rodent, primate and most human malaria parasites, which are suggested to have originated from one highly conserved gene, w...

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Literature Corpus work: 862530fe-d531-5b36-8d3d-16464149fc1f
DOI: 10.64898/2026.01.23.697869

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