Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum
Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum
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United States: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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United States: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Plasmodium falciparum is the agent of malignant malaria, one of mankind's most severe maladies. The parasite exhibits antigenic polymorphisms that have been postulated to be ancient. We have proposed that the extant world populations of P. falciparum have derived from one single parasite, a cenancestor, within the last 5,000-50,000 years. This infe...
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Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_97_13_6994
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_97_13_6994
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.97.13.6994
