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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521052/ |