Allelic Dimorphism of the Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Binding Antigen-175 (EBA-175) Gene in the South-east of Iran

Background: The erythrocyte binding antigen 175 kDa (EBA-175) gene is located on chromosome 7. It encodes protein that binds to specific receptor glycophorin A on the erythrocyte surface during inva­sion. It has a dimorphic nature (FCR3 and CAMP). This study was designed to determine the distribu­ti...

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Main Authors: A Heidari, H Keshavarz, S Dittrich, T Jelinek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/93

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