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Pfcrt mutant haplotypes may not correspond with chloroquine resistance.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 11 Jun 2014
Goswami Diganta, Dhiman Sunil, Rabha Bipul, Kumar Dinesh, Baruah Indra, Sharma Dhirendra Kumar, Veer Vijay
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INTRODUCTION: Chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is associated with mutations in pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes. The frequency distribution of pfcrt K76T and pfmdr1 N86Y mutations and their association with chloroquine susceptibility was studied in an endemic area along the Indo-Bangladesh border. METHODOLOGY: A single-arm prospective study of clinical and parasitological responses in P. falciparum malaria...
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