Ape parasite origins of human malaria virulence genes.

Author(s): Larremore DB, Sundararaman SA, Liu W, Proto WR, Clauset A, Loy DE, Speede S, Plenderleith LJ, Sharp PM, Hahn BH, Rayner JC, Buckee COJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 26456841 October 2015
Antigens encoded by the var gene family are major virulence factors of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, exhibiting enormous…

Immune characterization of Plasmodium falciparum parasites with a shared genetic signature in a region of decreasing transmission.

Author(s): Bei AK, Diouf A, Miura K, Larremore DB, Ribacke U, Tullo G, Moss EL, Neafsey DE, Daniels RF, Zeituni AE, Nosamiefan I, Volkman SK, Ahouidi AD, Ndiaye D, Dieye T, Mboup S, Buckee CO, Long CA, Wirth DFJournal: Infect ImmunPMID: 25368109 January 2015
As the intensity of malaria transmission has declined, Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations have displayed decreased clonal diversity resulting from the…