Natural polymorphism in the thrombospondin-related adhesive protein of Plasmodium falciparum

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-89

  Robson, Kathryn J H ^a   Dolo, Amagana ^b   Hackford, Ian R ^a   Doumbo, Ogobara ^b   Richards, Martin B ^a   Keita, Mamadou M ^c   Sidibe, Toumani ^c   Bosman, Andrea ^d   Modiano, David ^d   Crisanti, Andrea ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Malaria Research and Training Centre   (Mali)

^c HÔPITAL GABRIEL TOURÉ   (Mali)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; THROMBOSPONDIN; THROMBOSPONDIN RELATED ADHESIVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031918943     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.81     Document Type: Article

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