Genetic Diversity of MSP1 Block 2 of Plasmodium vivax Isolates from Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon)

The diversity of MSP1 in both Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax is presumed be associated to parasite immune evasion. In this study, we assessed genetic diversity of the most variable domain of vaccine candidate N-terminal PvMSP1 (Block 2) in field isolates of Manaus. Forty-seven blood samples the...

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Main Authors: Leidiane Amorim Soares, Janaína Evangelista, Patricia Puccinelli Orlandi, Maria Edilene Almeida, Luciana Pereira de Sousa, Yury Chaves, Roberto Barbosa-Filho, Marcus Vinícius Lacerda, Luis André Mariuba, Paulo Afonso Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/671050
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