Polymorphism and epitope sharing between the alleles of merozoite surface protein-1 of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>among Indian isolates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The C-terminal region of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) is one of the leading candidates for vaccination against the erythrocytic stages of malaria. However, a major concern in the development of MSP-1 based malaria vaccine is t...

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Main Authors: Tyagi Prajesh K, Sharma Surya K, Diwan Suraksha S, Sunil Sujatha, Mamillapalli Anitha, Adak Tridibes, Joshi Hema, Malhotra Pawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/95