The CLAG/RhopH1 locus on chromosome 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: Two genes or two alleles of the same gene?

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-232

  Chung, Wendy Y ^a   Gardiner, Donald L ^a   Anderson, Karen A ^a   Hyland, Catharine A ^b   Kemp, David J ^a   Trenholme, Katharine R ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clag RhopH1; Genetic variation; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33845998946     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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