Characterization of Plasmodium interspersed repeats (PIR) in Plasmodium knowlesi

Plasmodium knowlesi, the leading cause of Malaria in Southeast Asia utilizes variant surface antigens encoded by multigene families to evade host immune response. The Plasmodium Interspersed Repeats (PIR) family is predicted to contribute to antigenic variation, but there is no direct evidence of th...

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Main Author: Hew, Anne Li
Other Authors: Peter Preiser
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176662