Analysis of genetic polymorphism in select vaccine candidate antigens and microsatellite loci in Plasmodium falciparum from endemic areas at varying altitudes

Acta Tropica

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-205

  Mlambo, Godfree ^a,b   Sullivan, David ^a   Mutambu, Susan L ^b   Soko, White ^b   Mbedzi, Joel ^b   Chivenga, James ^b   Jaenisch, Thomas ^a   Gemperli, Armin ^a   Kumar, Nirbhay ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Microsatellite; Plasmodium falciparum; Vaccine candidate antigens

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2;

ALLELE; ANTIGEN; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; IMMUNITY; MALARIA; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTOZOAN; VACCINE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; IMMUNITY; MALARIA; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZIMBABWE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GENOTYPE; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; BINDURA; CHIREDZI; KARIBA; MASHONALAND CENTRAL; MASHONALAND WEST; MASVINGO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 34347338660     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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