Genetic diversity of PfEMP1-DBL 1-α and its association with severe malaria in a hyperendemic state of India

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 505-509

  Rout, Ronnaly ^a   Dhangadamajhi, Gunanidhi ^a   Mohapatra, Biranchi N ^b   Kar, Shantanu K ^a   Ranjit, Manoranjan ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

^b SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

DBL 1 ; Parasite density; Plasmodium falciparum; Rosetting; Severe malaria

Indexed keywords

DUFFY BINDING LIKE 1 ALPHA PROTEIN; DUFFY BINDING PROTEIN; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; ROSETTE TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 77954907412     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60122-8     Document Type: Article

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