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High prevalence of pfmdr1 N86Y and Y184F mutations in<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>isolates from Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea
1 Oct 2014
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OBJECTIVE: Drug resistance against Plasmodium falciparum has been recognized as the crucial obstacle to curbing mortality and morbidity from malaria. To investigate the distribution and pattern of multidrug resistance 1 (pfmdr1) gene polymorphisms in P. falciparum, isolates collected from the malaria high-endemic Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 217 patients with P....
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