Within-population genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigens reveals geographic distance from a Central sub-Saharan African origin
Highlights ► Within-population SNP diversity in 3 antigen genes is due to geographic distance. ► Immune pressure may not greatly contribute to SNP diversity in Plasmodium falciparum antigens. ► Long term persistence of a large proportion of SNPs in the antigen genes.
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Published in | Vaccine Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 1334 - 1339 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier Ltd
18.02.2013
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Highlights ► Within-population SNP diversity in 3 antigen genes is due to geographic distance. ► Immune pressure may not greatly contribute to SNP diversity in Plasmodium falciparum antigens. ► Long term persistence of a large proportion of SNPs in the antigen genes. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.12.039 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.12.039 |