Plasmodium falciparum var gene expression homogeneity as a marker of the host-parasite relationship under different levels of naturally acquired immunity to malaria.

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Published in PLoS One on July 29, 2013

Authors

George M Warimwe1, Mario Recker, Esther W Kiragu, Caroline O Buckee, Juliana Wambua, Jennifer N Musyoki, Kevin Marsh, Peter C Bull

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1: Pathogen, Vector and Human Biology Department, Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.

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