Pfcrt haplotypes and the evolutionary history of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum
Mutations in the Pfcrt gene that change the resulting amino acids and form different haplotypes are common and correlate with the prevalence of chloroquine resistant (CQR) field isolates of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. This correlation provides opportunities to infer the global evolu...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2012-02-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000100018&lng=en&tlng=en |