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Genetic markers associated with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine failure in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a genotype-phenotype association study.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2017
Amato Roberto, Lim Pharath, Miotto Olivo, Amaratunga Chanaki, Dek Dalin, Pearson Richard D, Almagro-Garcia Jacob, Neal Aaron T, Sreng Sokunthea, Suon Seila, Drury Eleanor, Jyothi Dushyanth, Stalker Jim, Kwiatkowski Dominic P, Fairhurst Rick M
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BACKGROUND: As the prevalence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria increases in the Greater Mekong subregion, emerging resistance to partner drugs in artemisinin combination therapies seriously threatens global efforts to treat and eliminate this disease. Molecular markers that predict failure of artemisinin combination therapy are urgently needed to monitor the spread of partner drug...
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