Positive Diversifying Selection on the Plasmodium falciparum surf4.1 Gene in Thailand

Plasmodium falciparum SURFIN4.1 is a type I transmembrane protein thought to locate on the merozoite surface and to be responsible for a reversible adherence to the erythrocyte before invasion. In this study, we evaluated surf4.1 gene segment encoding extracellular region for polymorphism, the signa...

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Main Authors: Xangsayarath, Phonepadith, Kaewthamasorn, Morakot, Yahata, Kazuhide, Nakazawa, Shusuke, Sattabongkot, Jetsumon, Udomsangpetch, Rachanee, Kaneko, Osamu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521052/