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Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 mutations and treatment response in patients in Hpa-Pun District, Northern Kayin State, Myanmar.
Malaria journal - 25 Nov 2017
Bonnington Craig A, Phyo Aung Pyae, Ashley Elizabeth A, Imwong Mallika, Sriprawat Kanlaya, Parker Daniel M, Proux Stephane, White Nicholas J, Nosten Francois
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BACKGROUND: Artemisinin resistance, linked to polymorphisms in the Kelch gene on chromosome 13 of Plasmodium falciparum (k13), has outpaced containment efforts in South East Asia. For national malaria control programmes in the region, it is important to establish a surveillance system which includes monitoring for k13 polymorphisms associated with the clinical phenotype. METHODS: Between February and December...
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