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Plasmodium falciparum genetic variation of var2csa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Abstract
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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.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Malaria journal
Volume
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17
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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46
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-018-2193-9
DOI
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10.1186/s12936-018-2193-9
Short Title
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Malar J
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