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| Title |
Hypervariable antigen genes in malaria have ancient roots
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-13-110 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Martine M Zilversmit, Ella K Chase, Donald S Chen, Philip Awadalla, Karen P Day, Gil McVean |
| Abstract |
The var genes of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum are highly polymorphic loci coding for the erythrocyte membrane proteins 1 (PfEMP1), which are responsible for the cytoaherence of P. falciparum infected red blood cells to the human vasculature. Cytoadhesion, coupled with differential expression of var genes, contributes to virulence and allows the parasite to establish chronic infections by evading detection from the host's immune system. Although studying genetic diversity is a major focus of recent work on the var genes, little is known about the gene family's origin and evolutionary history. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 65 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 46% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 11% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 February 2021.
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#2,409
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#35
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