Minority-Variant pfcrt K76T Mutations and Chloroquine Resistance, Malawi

Minority-Variant pfcrt K76T Mutations and Chloroquine Resistance, Malawi

Genotyping of the chloroquine-resistance biomarker pfcrt (Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene) suggests that, in the absence of chloroquine pressure, Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Malawi have reverted to chloroquine sensitivity. However, malaria infections in Africa ar...

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Main Authors: Jonathan J. Juliano, Jesse J. Kwiek, Kathryn Cappell, Victor Mwapasa, Steven R Meshnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium
malaria
pfcrt protein
drug resistance
heteroduplex analysis
Malawi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1182_article

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