Polymorphism at the apical membrane antigen 1 locus reflects the world population history of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In malaria parasites (genus <it>Plasmodium</it>), <it>ama-1 </it>is a highly polymorphic locus encoding the Apical Membrane Protein-1, and there is evidence that the polymorphism at this locus is selectively m...

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Main Authors: Braga Érika M, Hughes Austin L, Fontes Cor, Grynberg Priscila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/123

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