A new model for the origins of allelic dimorphism in Plasmodium falciparum

Parasitology International

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-237

  Roy, Scott W ^a   Ferreira, Marcelo U ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allelic dimorphism; Malaria; Merozoite surface protein 1; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; GENETIC LOCI; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925488012     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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