Population genetic structure of domain I of apical membrane antigen-1 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Hazara division of Pakistan

Population genetic structure of domain I of apical membrane antigen-1 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Hazara division of Pakistan

Abstract Background The Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen-1 (PfAMA1) is considered as an ideal vaccine candidate for malaria control due to its high level of immunogenicity and essential role in parasite survival. Among the three domains of PfAMA1 protein, hyper-variable region (HVR) of...

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Main Authors: Sahib Gul Afridi, Muhammad Irfan, Habib Ahmad, Muneeba Aslam, Mehwish Nawaz, Muhammad Ilyas, Asifullah Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
P. falciparum
Population genetics
pfama1
Pakistan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2539-3

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