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Association of Plasmodium falciparum isolates encoding the p. Falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene K76T polymorphism with anemia and splenomegaly, but not with multiple infections.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Mar 2005
Abdel-Aziz Inas Z, Oster Nadja, Stich August, Coulibaly Boubacar, Guigemdé Wendyam A, Wickert Hannes, Andrews Kathy T, Kouyaté Bocar, Lanzer Michael
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to assess whether infections with Plasmodium falciparum isolates encoding the P. falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) gene K76T polymorphism, a molecular marker for chloroquine resistance, are associated with multiple infections, age, or clinical signs of malaria in a semi-immune population in a holoendemic area of Burkina Faso. The parameters of interest were...
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