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ArticleJournal of parasitology research2022

Genetic Diversity of Merozoite Surface Protein-1 and -2 Genes in

Tsegaye Chekol, Gezahegn Solomon Alemayehu, Weynshet Tafesse, Gudeta Legesse, Biruk Zerfu, Temesgen File, Mistire Wolde, Lemu Golassa

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Article in Journal of parasitology research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Genetic Diversity and Allelic Distribution ofJournal of parasitology research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tsegaye ChekolDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Gezahegn Solomon AlemayehuResearch and Community Service Center, College of Health Science Defense University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-5716
Weynshet TafesseDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachamo University, Hossna, Ethiopia.
Gudeta LegesseDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arsi University, Assela, Ethiopia.
Biruk ZerfuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2406-5971
Temesgen FileDepartment of Applied Biology, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-5617
Mistire WoldeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Lemu GolassaAklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-8711
Addis Ababa University · ETAdama Science and Technology University · ETArsi UniversityEthiopian Defence University · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The genetic variation of Methods: This study was conducted from finger-prick blood samples spotted on 3 mm Whatman filter paper collected during a community-based cross-sectional study. Nested polymerase chain reaction amplification was used to type the allelic variants of Results: From 669 asymptomatic study participants, a total of 50 samples positive for Conclusions: The findings of this study revealed low genetic diversity of the

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