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An isochromosome confers drug resistance in vivo by amplification of two genes, ERG11 and TAC1.
Molecular microbiology - 1 May 2008
Selmecki Anna, Gerami-Nejad Maryam, Paulson Carsten, Forche Anja, Berman Judith
Abstract excerpt
Acquired azole resistance is a serious clinical problem that is often associated with the appearance of aneuploidy and, in particular, with the formation of an isochromosome [i(5L)] in the fungal opportunist Candida albicans. Here we exploited a series of isolates from an individual patient during the rapid acquisition of fluconazole resistance (Flu(R)). Comparative genome hybridization arrays revealed that the...
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