Toward quantitative genetic analysis of host and parasite traits in the manifestations of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Authors
Taylor, JG Ferdig, MT Su, XZ Wellems, TE
Citation
Jg. Taylor et al., Toward quantitative genetic analysis of host and parasite traits in the manifestations of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, CUR OP GEN, 10(3), 2000, pp. 314-319
Citations number
80
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
0959437X → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
314 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-437X(200006)10:3<314:TQGAOH>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The complex human and parasite determinants that influence disease severity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria reflect thousands of years of selective p ressure. Emerging genetic and genomic resources offer the prospect of unrav eling interactions of these determinants.