Island-wide diversity in single nucleotide polymorphisms of the <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes in Sri Lanka
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>dihydrofolate reductase (<it>Pfdhfr</it>) and dihydropteroate synthetase (<it>Pvdhps</it>) genes cause parasite resistance to...
Main Authors: | Konradsen Flemming, Amerasinghe Priyanie H, Bygbjerg Ib C, Galappaththy Gawrie NL, Hapuarachchi Hapuarachchige C, Salanti Ali, Rajakaruna Rupika S, Schousboe Mette L, Alifrangis Michael |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/28 |
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