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Genetic and biochemical aspects of drug resistance in malaria parasites.
Current drug targets. Infectious disorders - 1 Mar 2004
Hayton K, Su X-z
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Drug resistance is one of the major factors contributing to the resurgence of malaria, especially resistance to the most affordable drugs such as chloroquine and Fansidar, a combination drug of pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine. Understanding the mechanisms of such resistance and developing new treatments, including new drugs, are urgently needed. Great progress has been made recently in studying the mechanisms of...
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