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Absence of association between Pfnfs1 mutation and in vitro susceptibility to lumefantrine in Plasmodium falciparum.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance - 1 Apr 2024
Zeng Weilin, Zhao Wei, Wei Hao, Qin Yucheng, Xiang Zheng, Wu Yanrui, Chen Xi, Zhang Yanmei, Zhao Hui, Duan Mengxi, Zhu Wenya, Sun Kemin, Wu Yiman, Liang Tao, Mou Ye, Liu Cheng, Tang Xiuya, Huang Yaming, Cui Liwang, Yang Zhaoqing
Abstract excerpt
Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is the most widely used antimalarial drug for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria. This study evaluated whether the K65Q mutation in the Plasmodium falciparum cysteine desulfurase IscS (Pfnfs1) gene was associated with alternated susceptibility to lumefantrine using clinical parasite samples from Ghana and the China-Myanmar border area. Parasite isolates from the China-Myanmar...
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