Imbalanced distribution of Plasmodium falciparum EBA-175 genotypes related to clinical status in children from Bakoumba, Gabon

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-11

  Touré, Fousseyni S ^c   Bisseye, C ^c   Mavoungou, Elie ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

Author keywords

CAMP strains; Erythrocyce binding antigen 175 kDa; FCR 3 strains; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; ERYTHROCYTE BINDING ANTIGEN 175; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; FEMALE; GABON; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 33646095755     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.4.1.7     Document Type: Article

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