Population diversity and antibody selective pressure to <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>MSP1 block2 locus in an African malaria-endemic setting
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic evidence for diversifying selection identified the Merozoite Surface Protein1 block2 (PfMSP1 block2) as a putative target of protective immunity against <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>. The locus displays three fam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/219 |