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Polymorphism in two merozoite surface proteins of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Gabon

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum antigenic diversity and polymorphism confuses the issue of antimalarial vaccine development. Merozoite surface protein (MSP)-1 and -2 are two highly polymorphic vaccine candidates. Characterisation of their precise polymorphism in endemic regions may facilitate the...

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Autores principales: Aubouy, Agnès, Migot-Nabias, Florence, Deloron, Philippe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC156643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12773207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-2-12