Rashad Abdul-Ghani

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Could Plasmodium falciparum dhfr 51I mutant allele be selected for before 108N?

Up to my knowledge, P. falciparum dhfr mutant alleles are selected in a step-wise fashion, starting with a mutation at codon 108 from serine to asparagine (S108N) whereas that at codon 51 is a...

27 January 2015 7,529 4 View

What is the best protocol available for the molecular detection of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes?

Several approaches are available for the molecular detection of P. falciparum gametocytes. Can anyone kindly help me choose the best protocol? Any advice?! Kind regards, Rashad

14 December 2014 7,833 6 View

Could median be used instead of geometric mean?

For data that have a multiplicative or propagative nature, it is advised to use geometric mean as a summary statistic for data description. This is normal because extreme values or outliers are...

30 September 2014 1,591 11 View

What is the accuracy of manual calculation of linkage disequilibrium between two allelic loci on two distinct chromosomes?

I know that linkage disequilibrium could be calculated using certain software, such as GENEPOP. However, I would appreciate your answer about whether using a 2*2 table that combines allele and...

01 September 2013 3,951 3 View

What is the reason for the appearance of first- and second-round bands after gel electrophoresis?

In some of my nested PCR experiments, I noted the appearance of bands referring to both first- and second-round products. Is there a relation with the quantity of the first-round product that I...

11 August 2013 10,032 5 View

Why is the second round of a nested PCR performed if the difference between the amplicon sizes of the first and second rounds is too small?

Could restriction digestion be performed on the first-round amplicons in such a case?

25 July 2013 2,243 2 View