Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (MSP-1) Locus in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Populations: a Brief Overview
Ferreira M, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Liu Q, Kawamoto F, Tanabe K. Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein-1 (MSP-1) Locus in Natural Plasmodium falciparum Populations: a Brief Overview. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 1998, 93: 631-638. PMID: 9830530, DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000500013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSP-1 gene typesProtein-1 locusMerozoite surface protein-1 locusNon-random associationGene typesAllelic diversityParasite populationsAllelic typesSingle-copy geneFrequency-dependent immune selectionNatural Plasmodium falciparum populationsMsp-1 locusLocal parasite populationMsp-1 allelic typesDifferent gene typesPlasmodium falciparum populationsVariable blocks 2Wild isolatesSelective pressureSouthwestern Brazilian AmazonExtensive polymorphismLociHuman hostMajor malaria vaccine candidateImmune selectionStable patterns of allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of plasmodium falciparum in southern Vietnam
Ferreira M, Liu Q, kimura M, Kaneko O, Huynh V, Isomura S, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Stable patterns of allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of plasmodium falciparum in southern Vietnam. Parasitology International 1998, 47: 258. DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)80715-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research