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Genetic Diversity of the Plasmodium falciparum Glutamate-Rich Protein R2 Region Before and Twelve Years after Introduction of Artemisinin Combination Therapies among Febrile Children in Nigeria.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Mar 2018
Nguetse Christian N, Ojo Johnson Adeyemi, Nchotebah Charles, Ikegbunam Moses Nkechukwu, Meyer Christian G, Thomas Bolaji N, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Ojurongbe Olusola
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of glutamate-rich protein (GLURP) R2 region in Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected before and 12 years after the introduction of artemisinin combination treatment of malaria in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, was compared in this study. Blood samples were collected on filter paper in 2004 and 2015 from febrile children from ages 1-12 years. The R2 region of the GLURP gene was genotyped...
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