Adaptive Differentiation ofPlasmodium falciparumPopulations Inferred from Single‐Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Conferring Drug Resistance and from Neutral SNPs
Author(s) -
Oumou MaïgaAscofaré,
Jacques Le Bras,
Rabia Mazmouz,
Emmanuelle Renard,
Sarah Falcão,
Emeline Broussier,
Dorina Bustos,
Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia,
Sabah A. Omar,
Agnès Aubouy,
JeanFrançois Lepère,
Vély JeanFrançois,
Abdoulaye Djimdé,
Jérôme Clain
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/656142
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , biology , plasmodium falciparum , genetics , malaria , context (archaeology) , allele , allele frequency , drug resistance , gene , genotype , immunology , paleontology
Theoretical and experimental data support the geographic differentiation strategy as a valuable tool for detecting loci under selection. In the context of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, few populations have been studied, with limited genomic coverage.
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