Disruption of a novel open reading frame of Plasmodium falciparum chromosome 9 by subtelomeric and internal deletions can lead to loss or maintenance of cytoadherence

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Bourke, Peter F ^a   Holt, Deborah C ^a   Sutherland, Colin J ^a   Kemp, David J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Cytoadherence; Deletions; Open reading frame; Plasmodium; Var genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHROMOSOME 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030581669     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02715-6     Document Type: Article

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