Genome projects, genetic analysis, and the changing landscape of malaria research.
Genome analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite already is identifying genes relevant to therapeutic- and vaccine-related research. The genetic blueprint of P. falciparum will ultimately need to be understood at multiple levels of an integrated system and will provide a detailed account of the life processes of the parasite and of the devastating disease it causes.
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Malaria Genetics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 4, Room 126, 4 Center Drive, MSC 0425, Bethesda, MD 20892-0425, USA. tew@helix.nih.gov
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D000818:Animals; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics*