Aquaporin 2 mutations in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense field isolates correlate with decreased susceptibility to pentamidine and melarsoprol.

The predominant mechanism of drug resistance in African trypanosomes is decreased drug uptake due to loss-of-function mutations in the genes for the transporters that mediate drug import. The role of transporters as determinants of drug susceptibility is well documented from laboratory-selected Tryp...

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Main Authors: Fabrice E Graf, Philipp Ludin, Tanja Wenzler, Marcel Kaiser, Reto Brun, Patient Pati Pyana, Philippe Büscher, Harry P de Koning, David Horn, Pascal Mäser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3794916?pdf=render