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Roles of specific Plasmodium falciparum mutations in resistance to amodiaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Burkina Faso.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 2006
Dokomajilar Christian, Lankoande Zambende Moise, Dorsey Grant, Zongo Issaka, Ouedraogo Jean-Bosco, Rosenthal Philip J
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated associations between key polymorphisms in target genes and responses to treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) or amodiaquine (AQ) for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Presence of the dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) 108N or 59R mutations (but not dhfr 51I or dihydropteroate synthetase [dhps] 437G) and P. falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter...
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