Large-scale survey for novel genotypes of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>chloroquine-resistance gene <it>pfcrt</it>

Large-scale survey for novel genotypes of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>chloroquine-resistance gene <it>pfcrt</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>, resistance to chloroquine (CQ) is conferred by a K to T mutation at amino acid position 76 (K76T) in the <it>P. falciparum </it>CQ transporter (PfCRT). To date, at least 15 &...

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Main Authors: Takahashi Nobuyuki, Tanabe Kazuyuki, Tsukahara Takahiro, Dzodzomenyo Mawuli, Dysoley Lek, Khamlome Boualam, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Nakamura Masatoshi, Sakurai Miki, Kobayashi Jun, Kaneko Akira, Endo Hiroyoshi, Hombhanje Francis, Tsuboi Takafumi, Mita Toshihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
<it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>
Chloroquine resistance
<it>pfcrt</it>
Microsatellite
Haplotype network
Evolution
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/92

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