Allelic polymorphism of MSP2 gene in severe P. falciparum malaria in an area of low and seasonal transmission

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  A Elbasit, Ishraga E ^a   ElGhazali, Gehad ^a,b   A Elgadir, Thoraya M E ^a   Hamad, Amel A ^c   Babiker, Hamza A ^d   Elbashir, Mustafa I ^a   Giha, Hayder A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^d SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^e ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; QUININE;

ALLELE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN MALARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE MALARIA; UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEASONS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 35448996555     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0716-3     Document Type: Article

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