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Prevalence of K13-propeller polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum from China-Myanmar border in 2007-2012.
Malaria journal - 18 Apr 2015
Wang Zenglei, Shrestha Sony, Li Xiaolian, Miao Jun, Yuan Lili, Cabrera Mynthia, Grube Caitlin, Yang Zhaoqing, Cui Liwang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The recent emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion poses a great threat to malaria control and elimination. A K13-propeller gene (K13), PF3D7_1343700, has been associated lately with artemisinin resistance both in vitro and in vivo. This study aimed to investigate the K13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from the China-Myanmar border area where...
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