Genetic polymorphism and evidence of signatures of selection in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein gene in Tanzanian regions with different malaria endemicity
Beatus Modest Lyimo, Catherine Bakari, Zachary R. Popkin-Hall, David Giesbrecht, Misago D. Seth, Dativa Pereus, Ramadhan Moshi, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Celine Isaack Mandara, Rashid A. Madebe, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Deus S. Ishengoma
This study analyzes genetic diversity and selection signatures in the Pfcsp gene of Plasmodium falciparum from Tanzanian regions with varying malaria transmission to inform vaccine development.
medRxiv · Jan 23, 2024 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine