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Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2016
Somé Anyirékun Fabrice, Sorgho Hermann, Zongo Issaka, Bazié Thomas, Nikiéma Frédéric, Sawadogo Amadé, Zongo Moussa, Compaoré Yves-Daniel, Ouédraogo Jean-Bosco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The emergence of resistance to artemisinin derivatives in western Cambodia is threatening to revert the recent advances made toward global malaria control and elimination. Known resistance-mediating polymorphisms in the K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps genes are of greatest importance for monitoring the spread of antimalarial drug resistance. METHODS: Samples for the present study were collected...
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