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The Medical Article of the Year 2008:
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls. Nature 2007; 447:661-78.
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    June 2008
  1. WENTZINGER L , Bopp S, Tenor H, Klar J, et al
    Cyclic nucleotide-specific phosphodiesterases of Plasmodium falciparum: PfPDEalpha, a non-essential cGMP-specific PDE that is an integral membrane protein.
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  2. YIN M , Hu W, Mo X, Wang S, et al
    Multiple near-identical genotypes of Schistosoma japonicum can occur in snails and have implications for population-genetic analyses.
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    April 2008
  3. MACKINTOSH CL , Mwangi T, Kinyanjui SM, Mosobo M, et al
    Failure to respond to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes predicts susceptibility to clinical malaria amongst African children.
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  4. CHOUDHURY K , Zander D, Kube M, Reinhardt R, et al
    Identification of a Leishmania infantum gene mediating resistance to ' and Sb(III).
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    February 2008
  5. FRANK M , Kirkman L, Costantini D, Sanyal S, et al
    Frequent recombination events generate diversity within the multi-copy variant antigen gene families of Plasmodium falciparum.
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  6. FANTAPPIE MR , de Oliveira FM, de Moraes Maciel R, Rumjanek FD, et al
    Cloning of SmNCoA-62, a novel nuclear receptor co-activator from Schistosoma mansoni: Assembly of a complex with a SmRXR1/SmNR1 heterodimer, SmGCN5 and SmCBP1.
    Int J Parasitol. 2008;.
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  7. TUN KL , Itoh N, Shimizu Y, Yamanoi H, et al
    Pathogenicity of the protozoan parasite Marteilioides chungmuensis in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas.
    Int J Parasitol. 2008;38:211-7.
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    January 2008
  8. CUI L , Fan Q, Cui L, Miao J, et al
    Histone lysine methyltransferases and demethylases in Plasmodium falciparum.
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  9. YANG K , Wang XH, Yang GJ, Wu XH, et al
    An integrated approach to identify distribution of Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, in a mountainous region in China.
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  10. SUKMEE T , Siripattanapipong S, Mungthin M, Worapong J, et al
    A suspected new species of Leishmania, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in a Thai patient.
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  11. KADDOURI H , Djimde A, Dama S, Kodio A, et al
    Baseline in vitro efficacy of ACT component drugs on Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Mali.
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    December 2007
  12. VAGENAS D , Doeschl-Wilson A, Bishop SC, Kyriazakis I, et al
    In silico exploration of the effects of host genotype and nutrition on the genetic parameters of lambs challenged with gastrointestinal parasites.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37:1617-30.
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  13. PFEFFER A , Morris CA, Green RS, Wheeler M, et al
    Heritability of resistance to infestation with the body louse, Bovicola ovis, in Romney sheep bred for differences in resistance or resilience to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37:1589-97.
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    October 2007
  14. HOSSAIN MJ , Korde R, Singh S, Mohmmed A, et al
    Tudor domain proteins in protozoan parasites and characterization of Plasmodium falciparum tudor staphylococcal nuclease.
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  15. ELLIS MK , Li Y, Hou X, Chen H, et al
    sTNFR-II and sICAM-1 are associated with acute disease and hepatic inflammation in schistosomiasis japonica.
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  16. YURCHENKO V , Xue Z, Sherry B, Bukrinsky M, et al
    Functional analysis of Leishmania major cyclophilin.
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  17. NJIRU ZK , Mikosza AS, Matovu E, Enyaru JC, et al
    African trypanosomiasis: Sensitive and rapid detection of the sub-genus Trypanozoon by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of parasite DNA.
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    September 2007
  18. OLIVIERI A , Silvestrini F, Sanchez M, Alano P, et al
    A 140-bp AT-rich sequence mediates positive and negative transcriptional control of a Plasmodium falciparum developmentally regulated promoter.
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  19. FENNELL BJ , Al-Shatr ZA, Bell A
    Isotype expression, post-translational modification and stage-dependent production of tubulins in erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  20. WANASEN N , Xin L, Soong L
    Pathogenic role of B cells and antibodies in murine Leishmania amazonensis infection.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  21. SCHOLZ SM , Simon N, Lavazec C, Dude MA, et al
    PfCCp proteins of Plasmodium falciparum: Gametocyte-specific expression and role in complement-mediated inhibition of exflagellation.
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  22. CLEMENTS AC , Brooker S, Nyandindi U, Fenwick A, et al
    Bayesian spatial analysis of a national urinary schistosomiasis questionnaire to assist geographic targeting of schistosomiasis control in Tanzania, East Africa.
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    August 2007
  23. THIELE EA , Sorensen RE, Minchella DJ
    Genetic diversity and population structuring of Schistosoma mansoni in a Brazilian village.
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  24. MCCONVILLE MJ , Handman E
    The molecular basis of Leishmania pathogenesis.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37:1047-51.
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    July 2007
  25. DOWNIE MJ , Saliba KJ, Broer S, Howitt SM, et al
    Purine nucleobase transport in the intraerythrocytic malaria parasite.
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  26. NWAKANMA D , Kheir A, Sowa M, Dunyo S, et al
    High gametocyte complexity and mosquito infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum in the Gambia.
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    June 2007
  27. SMITH DF , Peacock CS, Cruz AK
    Comparative genomics: From genotype to disease phenotype in the leishmaniases.
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  28. YAN Y , Tulasne D, Browaeys E, Cailliau K, et al
    Molecular cloning and characterisation of SmSLK, a novel Ste20-like kinase in Schistosoma mansoni.
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  29. VAN OOSTERHOUT C , Mohammed RS, Hansen H, Archard GA, et al
    Selection by parasites in spate conditions in wild Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata).
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37:805-12.
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    May 2007
  30. GUIRNALDA P , Murphy NB, Nolan D, Black SJ, et al
    Anti-Trypanosoma brucei activity in Cape buffalo serum during the cryptic phase of parasitemia is mediated by antibodies.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  31. RASO G , Vounatsou P, McManus DP, N'goran EK, et al
    A Bayesian approach to estimate the age-specific prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and implications for schistosomiasis control.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  32. REILLY HB , Wang H, Steuter JA, Marx AM, et al
    Quantitative dissection of clone-specific growth rates in cultured malaria parasites.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  33. ZAROWIECKI MZ , Huyse T, Littlewood DT
    Making the most of mitochondrial genomes - Markers for phylogeny, molecular ecology and barcodes in Schistosoma (Platyhelminthes: Digenea).
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  34. COHEN-FREUE G , Holzer TR, Forney JD, McMaster WR, et al
    Global gene expression in Leishmania.
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    April 2007
  35. WIESE M
    Leishmania MAP kinases - Familiar proteins in an unusual context.
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  36. KIMA PE
    The amastigote forms of Leishmania are experts at exploiting host cell processes to establish infection and persist.
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  37. PROELLOCKS NI , Kovacevic S, Ferguson DJ, Kats LM, et al
    Plasmodium falciparum Pf34, a novel GPI-anchored rhoptry protein found in detergent-resistant microdomains.
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  38. RAGHAVAN N , Tettelin H, Miller A, Hostetler J, et al
    Nimbus (BgI): An active non-LTR retrotransposon of the Schistosoma mansoni snail host Biomphalaria glabrata.
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  39. BATES PA
    Transmission of Leishmania metacyclic promastigotes by phlebotomine sand flies.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  40. ERIKSSON J , Reimert CM, Kabatereine NB, Kazibwe F, et al
    The 434(G>C) polymorphism within the coding sequence of Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) correlates with the natural course of Schistosoma mansoni infection.
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    March 2007
  41. BESTEIRO S , Williams RA, Coombs GH, Mottram JC, et al
    Protein turnover and differentiation in Leishmania.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  42. DEMARCO R , Mathieson W, Dillon GP, Alan Wilson R, et al
    Schistosome albumin is of host, not parasite, origin.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  43. MORALES MA , Renaud O, Faigle W, Shorte SL, et al
    Over-expression of Leishmania major MAP kinases reveals stage-specific induction of phosphotransferase activity.
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  44. CORRENTI JM , Jung E, Freitas TC, Pearce EJ, et al
    Transfection of Schistosoma mansoni by electroporation and the description of a new promoter sequence for transgene expression.
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  45. ADISA A , Frankland S, Rug M, Jackson K, et al
    Re-assessing the locations of components of the classical vesicle-mediated trafficking machinery in transfected Plasmodium falciparum.
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  46. GRILLO V , Jackson F, Cabaret J, Gilleard JS, et al
    Population genetic analysis of the ovine parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta and evidence for a cryptic species.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37.
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  47. POULIN R , George-Nascimento M
    The scaling of total parasite biomass with host body mass.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37.
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  48. FERRARI N , Rosa R, Pugliese A, Hudson PJ, et al
    The role of sex in parasite dynamics: model simulations on transmission of Heligmosomoides polygyrus in populations of yellow-necked mice, Apodemus flavicollis.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37.
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    February 2007
  49. WYKES M , Good MF
    A case for whole-parasite malaria vaccines.
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  50. CHAKRAVORTY SJ , Carret C, Nash GB, Ivens A, et al
    Altered phenotype and gene transcription in endothelial cells, induced by Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells: Pathogenic or protective?
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  51. VOLF P , Benkova I, Myskova J, Sadlova J, et al
    Increased transmission potential of Leishmania major/Leishmania infantum hybrids.
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  52. LAURENTINO EC , Ruiz JC, Brito LO, Fiandt M, et al
    The use of Tn5 transposable elements in a gene trapping strategy for the protozoan Leishmania.
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  53. LOUIE K , Vlassoff A, Mackay AD
    Gastrointestinal nematode parasites of sheep: a dynamic model for their effect on liveweight gain.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;37:233-41.
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    January 2007
  54. CHIANG SC , Chang CC, Lin YC, Ng HP, et al
    Loop 1 structure of the leishmanial ICAM-L molecule is crucial for parasite binding and infection of host macrophages.
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  55. KAMCHONWONGPAISAN S , Vanichtanankul J, Taweechai S, Chitnumsub P, et al
    The role of tryptophan-48 in catalysis and binding of inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase.
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  56. STAINES HM , Alkhalil A, Allen RJ, De Jonge HR, et al
    Electrophysiological studies of malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes: Current status.
    Int J Parasitol. 2007;.
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  57. BRINDLEY PJ , Pearce EJ
    Genetic manipulation of schistosomes.
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    December 2006
  58. BURKHARDT D , Wiesner J, Stoesser N, Ramharter M, et al
    Delayed parasite elimination in human infections treated with clindamycin parallels 'delayed death' of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  59. LOUKAS A , Tran M, Pearson MS
    Schistosome membrane proteins as vaccines.
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  60. MAURICIO IL , Gaunt MW, Stothard JR, Miles MA, et al
    Glycoprotein 63 (gp63) genes show gene conversion and reveal the evolution of Old World Leishmania.
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  61. GAMAIN B , Smith JD, Viebig NK, Gysin J, et al
    Pregnancy-associated malaria: Parasite binding, natural immunity and vaccine development.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  62. CARTER R , Hunt P, Cheesman S
    Linkage Group Selection - A fast approach to the genetic analysis of malaria parasites.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  63. MARTINEZ-CALVILLO S , Saxena A, Green A, Leland A, et al
    Characterization of the RNA polymerase II and III complexes in Leishmania major.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  64. BONILLA JA , Moura PA, Bonilla TD, Yowell CA, et al
    Effects on growth, hemoglobin metabolism and paralogous gene expression resulting from disruption of genes encoding the digestive vacuole plasmepsins of Plasmodium falciparum.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  65. RODRIGUEZ-CORTES A , Ojeda A, Lopez-Fuertes L, Timon M, et al
    A long term experimental study of canine visceral leishmaniasis.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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    November 2006
  66. KUMKATE S , Jenkins GR, Paveley RA, Hogg KG, et al
    CD207(+) Langerhans cells constitute a minor population of skin-derived antigen-presenting cells in the draining lymph node following exposure to Schistosoma mansoni.
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  67. HAMZAH J , Batty KT, Davis WA, Mori TA, et al
    Retinol supplementation in murine Plasmodium berghei malaria: Effects on tissue levels, parasitaemia and lipid peroxidation.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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    October 2006
  68. GONZALEZ IJ , Desponds C, Schaff C, Mottram JC, et al
    Leishmania major metacaspase can replace yeast metacaspase in programmed cell death and has arginine-specific cysteine peptidase activity.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  69. DENG J , Gold D, Loverde PT, Fishelson Z, et al
    Mapping of the complement C9 binding domain in paramyosin of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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    September 2006
  70. ZEMANOVA E , Jirku M, Mauricio IL, Horak A, et al
    The Leishmania donovani complex: Genotypes of five metabolic enzymes (ICD, ME, MPI, G6PDH, and FH), new targets for multilocus sequence typing.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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  71. UBOLDI AD , Lueder FB, Walsh P, Spurck T, et al
    A mitochondrial protein affects cell morphology, mitochondrial segregation and virulence in Leishmania.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;.
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    July 2006
  72. POULIN R
    Variation in infection parameters among populations within parasite species: intrinsic properties versus local factors.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:877-85.
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    June 2006
  73. HOLMSTAD PR , Jensen KH, Skorping A
    Vector-borne parasites decrease host mobility: a field test of freeze or flee behaviour of willow ptarmigan.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:735-40.
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  74. CASAPIA M , Joseph SA, Nunez C, Rahme E, et al
    Parasite risk factors for stunting in grade 5 students in a community of extreme poverty in Peru.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:741-7.
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    May 2006
  75. SELKIRK ME , Maizels RM
    Molecular and cellular biology of helminth parasites IV.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:615-6.
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    April 2006
  76. GRANT WN , Skinner SJ, Newton-Howes J, Grant K, et al
    Heritable transgenesis of Parastrongyloides trichosuri: a nematode parasite of mammals.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:475-83.
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  77. GRANT WN , Stasiuk S, Newton-Howes J, Ralston M, et al
    Parastrongyloides trichosuri, a nematode parasite of mammals that is uniquely suited to genetic analysis.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:453-66.
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    March 2006
  78. COWAN PE , Ralston MJ, Heath DD, Grant WN, et al
    Infection of naive, free-living brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) with the nematode parasite Parastrongyloides trichosuri and its subsequent spread.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:287-93.
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  79. REDMOND DL , Smith SK, Halliday A, Smith WD, et al
    An immunogenic cathepsin F secreted by the parasitic stages of Teladorsagia circumcincta.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:277-86.
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    February 2006
  80. MARION S , Guillen N
    Genomic and proteomic approaches highlight phagocytosis of living and apoptotic human cells by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
    Int J Parasitol. 2006;36:131-9.
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