Genetic fingerprints of parasites causing severe malaria in a setting of low transmission in Sudan

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 89-95

  A Elbasit, Ishraga E ^a   A Elgadir, Thoraya M E ^a   ElGhazali, Gehad ^a,b   Elbashir, Mustafa I ^a   Giha, Hayder A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; GLURP; MSP2; pfcrt; pfmdr1; Severe malaria

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SUDAN; VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SUDAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38449083747     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103600     Document Type: Article

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