Falciparum Malaria
Studies from R. Daniels et al further understanding of falciparum malaria
Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 21st, 2009
"Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping provides the means to develop a practical, rapid, inexpensive assay that will uniquely identify any Plasmodium falciparum parasite using a small amount of DNA. Such an assay could be used to distinguish recrudescence from re-infection in drug trials, to monitor the frequency and distribution of specific parasites in a patient population undergoing drug treatment or vaccine challenge, or for tracking samples and determining purity of isolates in the laboratory during culture adaptation and sub-cloning, as well as routine passage," scientists in the United States report.
"A panel of twenty-four SNP markers has been...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-01-21)
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