2016
Whole genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum from dried blood spots using selective whole genome amplification
Oyola S, Ariani C, Hamilton W, Kekre M, Amenga-Etego L, Ghansah A, Rutledge G, Redmond S, Manske M, Jyothi D, Jacob C, Otto T, Rockett K, Newbold C, Berriman M, Kwiatkowski D. Whole genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum from dried blood spots using selective whole genome amplification. Malaria Journal 2016, 15: 597. PMID: 27998271, PMCID: PMC5175302, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1641-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous bloodSelective whole genome amplificationMalaria patientsDBS samplesBlood spotsPlasmodium falciparumClinical samplesSymptomatic malaria patientsHigh quality clinical samplesDried Blood SpotsP. falciparum DNAMalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumHead comparisonParasite Plasmodium falciparumDrug resistance lociHealthcare applicationsPatientsWhole-genome sequencingGenome amplificationDBS extractsSNP concordanceWhole genome amplificationFalciparumCurrent dataScalable way
2006
Chromosome-Wide Analysis of Gene Function by RNA Interference in the African Trypanosome
Subramaniam C, Veazey P, Redmond S, Hayes-Sinclair J, Chambers E, Carrington M, Gull K, Matthews K, Horn D, Field M. Chromosome-Wide Analysis of Gene Function by RNA Interference in the African Trypanosome. MSphere 2006, 5: 1539-1549. PMID: 16963636, PMCID: PMC1563588, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00141-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameRNA interferenceGene functionChromosome IT. bruceiDrug targetsChromosome-wide analysisBloodstream form parasitesCell cycle progressionPotential drug targetsNew drug targetsTrypanosome genomeGrowth defectOrder KinetoplastidaGenome sequenceAffected cell growthI geneParasite biologyReading frameGene productsTrypanosoma bruceiBasic biologyParasitic organismsAfrican trypanosomesCycle progression