Allelic diversity in the merozoite surface protein-1 and epidemiology of multiple-clone Plasmodium falciparum infections in northern Tanzania.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kimura M, Ndawi B, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity in the merozoite surface protein-1 and epidemiology of multiple-clone Plasmodium falciparum infections in northern Tanzania. Journal Of Parasitology 1998, 84: 1286-9. PMID: 9920333, DOI: 10.2307/3284693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerozoite surface protein 1MSP-1 gene typesSurface protein 1Type-specific polymerase chain reactionMajor malaria vaccine candidatePlasmodium falciparum infectionProtein 1Malaria vaccine candidateMsp-1 geneP. falciparum populationsMost patientsFalciparum infectionPolymerase chain reactionDistinct parasite populationsVaccine candidatesClinical isolatesAllelic typesGene typesPlasmodium falciparumNorthern TanzaniaChain reactionPatientsEpidemiological consequencesRecent findingsParasite populationsAllelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Tanabe K, Kimura E, Katzin A, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 474-80. PMID: 9749647, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria-endemic areasSymptomatic malaria patientsAllelic typesMalaria patientsHypoendemic areaPolymerase chain reactionClinical isolatesP. falciparumMerozoite surface protein 1 geneGene typesPlasmodium falciparumProtein 1 geneVariable blocks 2Chain reactionPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 geneMerozoite surface protein-1 locusDirect sequencingContradictory dataFalciparumDistinct clonesIsolatesBlock 2Variable blocksStable 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 ResearchStable Patterns of Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein‐1 Locus of Plasmodium falciparum in Clinical Isolates from Southern Vietnam
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Zhou M, Kimura M, Kaneko O, Van Thien H, Isomura S, Tanabe K, Kawamoto F. Stable Patterns of Allelic Diversity at the Merozoite Surface Protein‐1 Locus of Plasmodium falciparum in Clinical Isolates from Southern Vietnam. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1998, 45: 131-136. PMID: 9495041, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05080.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparumFrequency-dependent immune selectionSame endemic areaMerozoite surface protein-1 locusSymptomatic patientsParasite populationsPolymerase chain reactionArea 17Endemic areasMesoendemic areaGene typesClinical isolatesAllelic typesPatientsImmune selectionDifferent gene typesChain reactionDistinct subpopulationsFalciparumPresent studyProtein-1 locusIsolatesPopulationPrevalenceAverage number