Biased distribution of msp1 and msp2 allelic variants in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Thailand

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-374

  Snounou, Georges ^a,c   Zhu, Xinping ^a,d   Siripoon, Napaporn ^b   Jarra, William ^a   Thaithong, Sodsri ^b   Brown, K Neil ^a,e   Viriyakosol, Suganya ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e 7 Montpellier House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; glurp; msp1; msp2; Plasmodium falciparum; Polymerase chain reaction; Population genetics; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; RAIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROBIAL GENETICS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUPERINFECTION; THAILAND;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0032839718     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90120-7     Document Type: Article

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