A new method for sequencing the hypervariable Plasmodium falciparum gene var2csa from clinical samples

A new method for sequencing the hypervariable Plasmodium falciparum gene var2csa from clinical samples

Abstract Background VAR2CSA, a member of the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family, mediates the binding of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate A, a surface-associated molecule expressed in placental cells, and plays a central role in the pathoge...

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Main Authors: Antoine Dara, Mark A. Travassos, Matthew Adams, Sarah Schaffer DeRoo, Elliott F. Drábek, Sonia Agrawal, Miriam K. Laufer, Christopher V. Plowe, Joana C. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
var2csa
Sequencing
PacBio
Malaria
Vaccines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1976-8

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