Genetic polymorphism of histidine rich protein 2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from different infection sources in Yunnan Province, China

Abstract Background Failed diagnoses of some falciparum malaria cases by RDTs are constantly reported in recent years. Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhpr2) gene deficiency has been found to be the major reason of RDTs failure in many countries. This article analysed the deletion o...

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Main Authors: Ying Dong, Shuping Liu, Yan Deng, Yanchun Xu, Mengni Chen, Yan Liu, Jingpo Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3084-4