A network approach to analyzing highly recombinant malaria parasite genes.

The var genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum present a challenge to population geneticists due to their extreme diversity, which is generated by high rates of recombination. These genes encode a primary antigen protein called PfEMP1, which is expressed on the surface of infected...

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Main Authors: Daniel B Larremore, Aaron Clauset, Caroline O Buckee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3794903?pdf=render