TY - JOUR
T1 - The genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax populations
AU - Cui, Liwang
AU - Escalante, Ananias A.
AU - Imwong, Mallika
AU - Snounou, Georges
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003/5/1
Y1 - 2003/5/1
N2 - Little is known of the genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax, a debilitating and highly prevalent malaria parasite of humans. This article reviews the known polymorphic genetic markers, summarizes current data on the population structure of this parasite and discusses future prospects for using knowledge of the genetic diversity to improve control measures.
AB - Little is known of the genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax, a debilitating and highly prevalent malaria parasite of humans. This article reviews the known polymorphic genetic markers, summarizes current data on the population structure of this parasite and discusses future prospects for using knowledge of the genetic diversity to improve control measures.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1471-4922(03)00085-0
DO - 10.1016/S1471-4922(03)00085-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12763428
AN - SCOPUS:0037728538
SN - 1471-4922
VL - 19
SP - 220
EP - 226
JO - Trends in Parasitology
JF - Trends in Parasitology
IS - 5
ER -
