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List of works by Spencer D Polley

A critical assessment of two real-time PCR assays targeting the (SSU) rRNA and gdh genes for the molecular identification of Giardia intestinalis in a clinical laboratory

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A lab-on-chip for malaria diagnosis and surveillance

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Allele Frequency-Based Analyses Robustly Map Sequence Sites Under Balancing Selection in a Malaria Vaccine Candidate Antigen

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

Antibodies to the N-terminal block 2 of plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 are associated with protection against clinical malaria

scientific article published in November 2004

Breadth and magnitude of antibody responses to multiple Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens are associated with protection from clinical malaria

scientific article published on 3 March 2008

Chlamydia trachomatis ompA variants in trachoma: what do they tell us?

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Clinical evaluation of a loop-mediated amplification kit for diagnosis of imported malaria

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Contrasting signatures of selection on the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen gene family

scientific article published on 22 June 2006

Cross-sectional study of specific antibodies to a polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum antigen and of parasite antigen genotypes in school children on the slope of Mount Cameroon

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Detection and species identification of microsporidial infections using SYBR Green real-time PCR.

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Development and clinical performance of high throughput loop-mediated isothermal amplification for detection of malaria

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Drug-resistant genotypes and multi-clonality in Plasmodium falciparum analysed by direct genome sequencing from peripheral blood of malaria patients

scientific article published in 2011

Erratum to: Cross-sectional study of specific antibodies to a polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum antigen and of parasite antigen genotypes in school children on the slope of Mount Cameroon

scholarly article by Helen K. Kimbi et al published December 2004 in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Evidence of non-neutral polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum gamete surface protein genes Pfs47 and Pfs48/45.

scientific article published on 20 July 2007

Field Evaluation of a High Throughput Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test for the Detection of Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Zanzibar

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Gametogenesis in malaria parasites is mediated by the cGMP-dependent protein kinase

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Gene-specific signatures of elevated non-synonymous substitution rates correlate poorly across the Plasmodium genus

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High levels of serum antibodies to merozoite surface protein 2 of Plasmodium falciparum are associated with reduced risk of clinical malaria in coastal Kenya

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High sequence diversity and evidence of balancing selection in the Pvmsp3alpha gene of Plasmodium vivax in the Venezuelan Amazon

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Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasitemia in a malaria-endemic setting: performance of a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification kit in a remote clinic in Uganda

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Human antibodies to recombinant protein constructs of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) and their associations with protection from malaria

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Increased sensitivity for detecting malaria parasites in human umbilical cord blood using scaled-up DNA preparation

scientific article published on 5 March 2012

Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) accurately detects malaria DNA from filter paper blood samples of low density parasitaemias

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Measuring the efficacy of anti-malarial drugs in vivo: quantitative PCR measurement of parasite clearance

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Mitochondrial DNA targets increase sensitivity of malaria detection using loop-mediated isothermal amplification

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Molecular diagnosis for screening and elimination of malaria: performance of the first commercially-available malaria LAMP test.

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Multiple splice variants encode a novel adenylyl cyclase of possible plastid origin expressed in the sexual stage of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

scientific article published on 31 March 2003

Novel pfdhps haplotypes among imported cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 11 May 2009

Orthologous gene sequences of merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) from Plasmodium reichenowi and P. gallinaceum confirm an ancient divergence of P. falciparum alleles

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Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 3 is a target of allele-specific immunity and alleles are maintained by natural selection

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Profiling the antibody immune response against blood stage malaria vaccine candidates

scientific article published on 17 May 2007

Progress and challenges towards the development of malaria vaccines

scientific article published on January 2007

Repeat sequences in block 2 of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 are targets of antibodies associated with protection from malaria

scientific article published in April 2003

Sequence diversity and evolutionary dynamics of the dimorphic antigen merozoite surface protein-6 and other Msp genes of Plasmodium falciparum

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Structure and non-essential function of glycerol kinase in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages

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The design and evaluation of a shaped filter collection device to sample and store defined volume dried blood spots from finger pricks

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The role of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase in development of the malaria parasite

article by Louisa McRobert et al published 11 August 2009 in BMC Pharmacology

Two nonrecombining sympatric forms of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale occur globally

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Universal extraction method for gastrointestinal pathogens

scientific article published on 5 July 2013

Vaccination for vivax malaria: targeting the invaders

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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Traveler to Guyana Caused by Leishmania siamensis, London, UK.

scientific article published in January 2018