PCR-RFLP for Rapid Subtyping of Plasmodium vivax Korean Isolates.
10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.159
- Author:
Jung Mi KANG
1
;
Jinyoung LEE
;
Tae Im KIM
;
Eun Ha KOH
;
Tong Soo KIM
;
Woon Mok SOHN
;
Byoung Kuk NA
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 52727, Korea. bkna@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Plasmodium vivax;
RCR-RFLP;
MSP-1;
MSP-3α;
subtyping
- MeSH:
Epidemiologic Studies;
Genetic Variation;
Incidence;
Korea;
Malaria;
Malaria, Vivax;
Merozoite Surface Protein 1;
Parasites;
Plasmodium vivax*;
Plasmodium*;
Population Characteristics
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2017;55(2):159-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Vivax malaria reemerged in Korea in 1993 and the outbreak has been continued with fluctuating numbers of annual indigenous cases. Understanding the nature of the genetic population of Plasmodium vivax circulating in Korea is beneficial for the knowledge of the nationwide parasite heterogeneity and in the implementation of malaria control programs in the country. Previously, we analyzed polymorphic nature of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) and MSP-3α in Korean P. vivax population and identified the Korean P. vivax population has been diversifying rapidly, with the appearance of parasites with new genetic subtypes, despite the recent reduction of the disease incidence. In the present study, we developed simple PCR-RFLP methods for rapid subtyping of MSP-1 and MSP-3α of Korean P. vivax isolates. These PCR-RFLP methods were able to easily distinguish each subtype of Korean P. vivax MSP-1 and MSP-3α with high accuracy. The PCR-RFLP subtyping methods developed here would be easily applied to massive epidemiological studies for molecular surveillance to understand genetic population of P. vivax and to supervise the genetic variation of the parasite circulating in Korea.
