Low nucleotide diversity of the Plasmodium falciparum AP2-EXP2 gene among clinical samples from Ghana

Abstract Background PfAP2-EXP2 is located within chromosome 6 of Plasmodium falciparum recently identified to be undergoing an extensive selective sweep in West African isolates. The gene encoding this transcription factor, PfAP2-EXP2, is essential and thus likely subject to purifying selection that...

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Main Authors: Elvis Quansah, Ji Zhao, Kenneth Kofi Eduful, Enock Kofi Amoako, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Faustina Halm-Lai, Qingli Luo, Jilong Shen, Chao Zhang, Li Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06545-6
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