title: Multiple infections and unusual distribution of block 2 of the MSA1 gene of Plasmodium falciparum detected in west African clinical isolates by polymerase chain reaction analysis.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Parasitologie Experimentale, CNRS URA 361, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scherf
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sarthou
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000469:parasitology*; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D011498:Protein Precursors; D015800:Protozoan Proteins