A new computational approach redefines the subtelomeric <it>vir</it> superfamily of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it>

A new computational approach redefines the subtelomeric <it>vir</it> superfamily of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Subtelomeric multigene families of malaria parasites encode virulent determinants. The published genome sequence of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> revealed the largest subtelomeric multigene family of human malaria parasites,...

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Main Authors: Lopez Francisco Javier, Bernabeu Maria, Fernandez-Becerra Carmen, del Portillo Hernando A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Malaria
<it>Plasmodium vivax</it>
<it>vir</it> genes
VIR proteins
Subtelomeric multigene families
Sequence clustering
Similarity networks
Homology blocks
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/14/8

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