Genetic diversity and allelic variation in MSP3α gene of paired clinical Plasmodium vivax isolates from Delhi, India

• Main Authors: Asha Kaul (Author), Prerna Bali (Author), Shadab Anwar (Author), Ajay K. Sharma (Author), Birendra K. Gupta (Author), Om P. Singh (Author), Tridibes Adak (Author), Mohammad Sohail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Plasmodium vivax malaria accounts for 80% of the malaria cases in Delhi, India. The gene merozoite surface protein 3 alpha (MSP3α) is highly polymorphic and has been used as marker in many P. vivax population studies. Methods: MSP3α has been used to assess the genetic diversity of P. viv...