Significant linkage disequilibrium and high genetic diversity in a population of Plasmodium falciparum from an area (Republic of the Congo) highly endemic for malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-349

  Durand, P ^a   Michalakis, Y ^a   Cestier, S ^a   Oury, B ^a   Leclerc, M C ^a   Tibayrenc, M ^a   Renaud, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONGO; EPIDEMIC; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CONGO; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0038516846     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.345     Document Type: Article

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