Extensive genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected from patients with severe malaria in Dakar, Senegal

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 704-711

  Robert, F ^a   Ntoumi, F ^a,e   Angel, G ^b   Candito, D ^b   Rogier, C ^c   Fandeur, T ^d   Sarthou, J L ^c,d   Mercereau Puijalon, O ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PRINCIPAL DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^e CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Senegal

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DISTANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENEGAL;

EID: 0030449667     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90446-0     Document Type: Article

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