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Identification of large variation in pfcrt, pfmdr-1 and pfubp-1 markers in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Malaria journal - 8 Jul 2015
Golassa Lemu, Kamugisha Erasmus, Ishengoma Deus S, Baraka Vito, Shayo Alex, Baliraine Frederick N, Enweji Nizar, Erko Berhanu, Aseffa Abraham, Choy Angel, Swedberg Göte
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum resistance to anti-malarials is a major drawback in effective malaria control and elimination globally. Artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) is currently the key first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Plasmodium falciparum genetic signatures at pfmdr-1, pfcrt, and pfubp-1 loci are known to modulate in vivo and in vitro parasite response to ACT. The objective...
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