3.1 Papers
3.1.6 Chronological list
3.1.6.83 Volkman, S.K., Hartl, D.L., Wirth, D.F., Nielsen, K.M., Choi, M., Le Roch, K.G., Abagyan, R., Winzeler, E.A. (2002). Excess Polymorphisms in Genes for Membrane Proteins in Plasmodium Falciparum. Science 298, 216-218.
The detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in pathogenic microorganisms has normally been carried out by trial and error.
Here we show that DNA hybridization with high-density oligonucleotide arrays provides rapid and convenient detection of
single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum, despite its exceptionally high adenine-thymine (AT) content (82%).
A disproportionate number of polymorphisms are found in genes encoding proteins associated with the cell membrane.
These genes are targets for only 22% of the oligonucleotide probes but account for 69% of the polymorphisms. Genetic
variation is also enriched in subtelomeric regions, which account for 22% of the chromosome but 76% of the polymorphisms.