Analysis of polymorphisms in the merozoite surface protein -3α gene and two microsatellite loci in Sri Lankan plasmodium vivax: Evidence of population substructure in Sri Lanka

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 994-1001

  Schousboe, Mette L ^a   Rajakaruna, Rupika S ^b   Amerasinghe, Priyanie H ^c   Konradsen, Flemming ^a   Ord, Rosalynn ^d   Pearce, Richard ^d   Bygbjerg, Ib C ^a   Roper, Cally ^d   Alifrangis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM VIVAX MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 3ALPHA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SRI LANKA;

ALLELES; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 83255162435     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0338     Document Type: Article

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