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Diversity of the var gene family of Indonesian Plasmodium falciparum isolates
BACKGROUND: The large polymorphic protein PfEMP1 is encoded by the var gene family. PfEMP1 has been shown to play an important role as cytoadherence ligand on the surface of infected erythrocytes and thereby contributes to the distinct pathogenesis of malaria. The study explored the diversity of the...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-80 |