Multiple var2csa-Type PfEMP1 Genes Located at Different Chromosomal Loci Occur in Many Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

Adam F. Sander; Ali Salanti; Thomas Lavstsen; Morten A. Nielsen; Pamela Magistrado; John Lusingu; Nicaise Tuikue Ndam; David E. Arnot

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006667

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Multiple var2csa-Type PfEMP1 Genes Located at Different Chromosomal Loci Occur in Many Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

Adam F. Sander,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ali Salanti,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Thomas Lavstsen,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Morten A. Nielsen,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pamela Magistrado,

Affiliations Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark, JMP-ENRICA Project, National Institute for Medical Research, Korogwe Laboratory, Tanga, Tanzania
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John Lusingu,

Affiliation JMP-ENRICA Project, National Institute for Medical Research, Korogwe Laboratory, Tanga, Tanzania
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Nicaise Tuikue Ndam,

Affiliation Institut de Recherche pour le Developpment, UR010, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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David E. Arnot

* E-mail: dearnot@sund.ku.dk

Affiliations Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of International Health, Immunology & Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute of Immunology & Infection Research, School of Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Multiple var2csa-Type PfEMP1 Genes Located at Different Chromosomal Loci Occur in Many Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

Adam F. Sander,
Ali Salanti,
Thomas Lavstsen,
Morten A. Nielsen,
Pamela Magistrado,
John Lusingu,
Nicaise Tuikue Ndam,
David E. Arnot

Published: August 19, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006667

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