Plasmodium falciparum genetic variation of var2csa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) bears a high burden of malaria, which is exacerbated in pregnant women. The VAR2CSA protein plays a crucial role in pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM), and hence quantifying diversity at the var2csa locus in the DRC is important in understanding the basic epidemiology of PAM, and in developing a robust vaccine against PAM. |
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2018
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Journal |
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Malaria journal
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17
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1
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Number of Pages |
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46
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Date Published |
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2018
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https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-018-2193-9
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DOI |
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10.1186/s12936-018-2193-9
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Short Title |
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Malar J
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