Networks of genetic similarity reveal non-neutral processes shape strain structure in Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium has evolved high genetic diversity in var genes, which encode for the major blood-stage antigen. Here, He et al. show how immune selection shapes the var gene repertoire in both simulated systems and a population in Ghana, by using neutral models and genetic similarity networks.

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Auteurs principaux: Qixin He, Shai Pilosof, Kathryn E. Tiedje, Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez, Yael Artzy-Randrup, Edward B. Baskerville, Karen P. Day, Mercedes Pascual
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/cb6f3ee99e554b4780c6cb642bf2ee64
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