A high resolution case study of a patient with recurrent Plasmodium vivax infections shows that relapses were caused by meiotic siblings.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Andrew Taylor Bright (Συγγραφέας), Micah J Manary (Συγγραφέας), Ryan Tewhey (Συγγραφέας), Eliana M Arango (Συγγραφέας), Tina Wang (Συγγραφέας), Nicholas J Schork (Συγγραφέας), Stephanie K Yanow (Συγγραφέας), Elizabeth A Winzeler (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Plasmodium vivax infects a hundred million people annually and endangers 40% of the world's population. Unlike Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax parasites can persist as a dormant stage in the liver, known as the hypnozoite, and these dormant forms can cause malaria relapses months or years after...