Journal article
NEW APPROACHES TO THE SEROTYPIC ANALYSIS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM
KP FORSYTH, RF ANDERS, DJ KEMP, MP ALPERS
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | ROYAL SOC LONDON | Published : 1988
Abstract
Considerable antigenic heterogeneity of Plasmodium falciparum has been demonstrated in natural parasite populations. However, very little is known about the relative virulence, transmission efficiency and prevalence over space and time of parasites expressing different serotypes of variant antigens. The recent application of recombinant DNA techniques to express a wide range of P. falciparum antigens in Escherichia coli has led to a better understanding of the molecular basis of antigenic diversity of a number of parasite proteins including the precursor to the major merozoite surface antigen (PMMSA) and the heat-stable S-antigens. Highly specific reagents such as DNA probes, monoclonal anti..
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