Toward quantitative genetic analysis of host and parasite traits in the manifestations of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 314-319

  Taylor, James G ^a,b   Ferdig, Michael T ^a   Su, Xin Zhuan ^a   Wellems, Thomas E ^a  

^a Sect Clin and Exp Neuropsychol   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034067679     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00077-0     Document Type: Review

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