Article
Analysis of Pfmdr 1 gene in mefloquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.
Nucleic acids research. Supplement (2001) - 1 Jan 2001
Kim H S, Okuda Y, Begum K, Nagai Y, Wataya Y, Kimura M, Huruta T
Abstract excerpt
Drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is a serious problem in most endemic areas. Recent studies have suggested the potential involvement of genes in the MDR gene family in resistance to quinoline-containing compounds in P. falciparum. In our present studies, a molecular analysis of pfmdr 1 in...
Topics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antimalarials
- Drug Resistance
- Genes, Protozoan
- Humans
- Mefloquine
- Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Protozoan Proteins
- RNA, Messenger
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
