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Status of potential PfATP6 molecular markers for artemisinin resistance in Suriname.
Malaria journal - 11 Sept 2012
Adhin Malti R, Labadie-Bracho Mergiory, Vreden Stephen G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms within the PfATP6 gene have been indicated as potential molecular markers for artemisinin efficacy. Since 2004, the use of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) was introduced as first-line treatment of the uncomplicated malaria cases in Suriname. The aim of this research was to determine changes in Suriname in the status of the polymorphic markers in the PfATP6 gene before and after the...
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