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Evolution of transcriptional control of antigenic variation and virulence in human and ape malaria parasites

BACKGROUND: The most severe form of human malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum. This unicellular organism is a member of a subgenus of Plasmodium called the Laverania that infects apes, with P. falciparum being the only member that infects humans. The exceptional virulen...

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Autores principales: Gross, Mackensie R., Hsu, Rosie, Deitsch, Kirk W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8265125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34238209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01872-z