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Falciparum Malaria Vaccines
Reports outline falciparum malaria vaccines research from Birla Institute of Technology and Science
May 28th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Plasmodium falciparum: genetic polymorphism in apical membrane antigen-1 gene from Indian isolates' new findings in falciparum malaria. According to recent research from Pilani, India, "A number of stage-specific antigens have been characterized for vaccine development against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the sequence polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen-1 (PfAMA-1) in population samples from the eastern and western parts of India." "This is the first study of its kind for the nearly full length PfAMA-1 gene from these regions in India. Our observations...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-28)
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