Genetic diversity of the msp-1 locus and symptomatic malaria in south-west Nigeria

OK Amodu, AA Adeyemo, OO Ayoola, RA Gbadegesin… - Acta tropica, 2005 - Elsevier
Genetic characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum may play a role in the clinical severity of
malaria infection. We have studied the association between diversity at the merozoite …

Complexity of the msp2 locus and the severity of childhood malaria, in south–western Nigeria

OK Amodu, SI Oyedeji, F Ntoumi… - Annals of Tropical …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
As the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in humans is implicated in the
pathogenesis of malaria, the association between P. falciparum diversity at the merozoite …

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from naturally infected children in north-central Nigeria using the merozoite surface protein-2 as molecular marker

SI Oyedeji, HO Awobode, C Anumudu, J Kun - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum)
field isolates in children from Lafia, North-central Nigeria, using the highly polymorphic P …

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Bolifamba, on the slopes of Mount Cameroon: influence of MSP1 allelic variants on symptomatic malaria and anaemia

DN Anong, T Nkuo-Akenji, J Fru-Cho… - Annals of Tropical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The influence of the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infection on the clinical
presentation of human malaria was investigated in rural Bolifamba, Cameroon. Parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparum isolates in Minna, North Central Nigeria inferred by PCR genotyping of Merozoite surface protein 1 and 2

H Usman-Yamman, A Abubakar, SO Abolarinwa… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract North Central Nigeria is one region in Nigeria with a significant incidence of malaria
caused majorly by Plasmodium falciparum. This study utilizes the msp1 and msp2 genes of …

[PDF][PDF] Allelic diversity of merozoite surface protein 2 gene of P falciparum among children in Osogbo, Nigeria.

O Ojurongbe, AF Fagbenro-Beyioku… - West Indian Medical …, 2011 - mona.uwi.edu
The genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum (P falciparum) infections in humans is
implicated in the pathogenesis of malaria. This study provides the first estimate of the …

Site-based study on polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum MSP-1 and MSP-2 genes in isolates from two villages in Central Africa.

F Ntoumi, J Ngoundou-Landji, F Lekoulou, A Luty… - …, 2000 - europepmc.org
We investigated Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity in isolates collected from school-
going residents aged from 5 to 15 years in the village of Pouma (Cameroon, Central Africa) …

Role of genetic factors and ethnicity on the multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in children with asymptomatic malaria in Yaoundé, Cameroon

DNR Roman, NNR Anne, V Singh, KMM Luther… - Heliyon, 2018 - cell.com
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated host genetic factors and ethnic variation in
circulating Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (msp-2) clones among …

Allelic diversity of MSP1 and MSP2 repeat loci correlate with levels of malaria endemicity in Senegal and Nigerian populations

MA Oboh, T Ndiaye, K Diongue, YD Ndiaye, M Sy… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Characterizing the genetic diversity of malaria parasite populations in different
endemic settings (from low to high) could be helpful in determining the effectiveness of …

Genetic polymorphism of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 (msp1) and 2 (msp2) genes and multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection across various endemic areas in …

T Ndiaye, M Sy, A Gaye, D Ndiaye - African health sciences, 2019 - ajol.info
Introduction: Despite a significant decline in Senegal, malaria remains a burden in various
parts of the country. Assessment of multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection and …