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| Khatoon,Lubna; Khan,Inam Ullah; Shah,Shahid Ali; Jan,Muhammad Ishtiaq; Ullah,Farhat; Malik,Salman Akbar. |
| Malaria is one of the serious diseases threatening human health in Pakistan and contributes to a large proportion of the total malaria deaths in South Asia. However, little is known about the nature and extent of genetic diversity of the malarial parasites circulating in Pakistan. This study was designed to assess the infection status of Plasmodium and the genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum by analyzing msp-3α, msp-3β and msp-1, msp-2 genes respectively using allele specific nested PCR and RFLP assays. For this purpose, 130 field isolates were collected from the individuals who exhibited clinical symptoms associated with malaria in the Kohat region of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. Among 130 blood samples collected, P.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium falciparum; Genetic variation; Pakistan. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200014 |
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