Population genetic analysis of Plasmodium falciparum parasites using a customized Illumina GoldenGate genotyping assay.

The diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum genome can be used to explore parasite population dynamics, with practical applications to malaria control. The ability to identify the geographic origin and trace the migratory patterns of parasites with clinically important phenotypes such as drug resista...

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Main Authors: Susana Campino, Sarah Auburn, Katja Kivinen, Issaka Zongo, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Valentina Mangano, Abdoulaye Djimde, Ogobara K Doumbo, Steven M Kiara, Alexis Nzila, Steffen Borrmann, Kevin Marsh, Pascal Michon, Ivo Mueller, Peter Siba, Hongying Jiang, Xin-Zhuan Su, Chanaki Amaratunga, Duong Socheat, Rick M Fairhurst, Mallika Imwong, Timothy Anderson, François Nosten, Nicholas J White, Rhian Gwilliam, Panos Deloukas, Bronwyn MacInnis, Christopher I Newbold, Kirk Rockett, Taane G Clark, Dominic P Kwiatkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3108946?pdf=render