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Sequence analysis of coding DNA fragments of pfcrt and pfmdr-1 genes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Odisha, India.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2011
Sutar Sasmita Kumari Das, Gupta Bhavna, Ranjit Manoranjan, Kar Shantanu Kumar, Das Aparup
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The global emergence and spread of malaria parasites resistant to antimalarial drugs is the major problem in malaria control. The genetic basis of the parasite's resistance to the antimalarial drug chloroquine (CQ) is well-documented, allowing for the analysis of field isolates of malaria parasites to address evolutionary questions concerning the origin and spread of CQ-resistance. Here, we present DNA sequence...
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