Frequency of Pfcrt T76 and Pfdhfr Asn-108 Drug Resistance Mutations in falciparum Malaria in Southeastern Malaria Endemic Area of Iran
Background: Point mutations in the genes, Pfcrt and Pfdhfr, have been identified elsewhere as strongly associated with resistance to chloroquine (CQ) and pyrimethamine, respectively. Methods: Using a restriction digestion method, we report the frequency of two important mutations, T76 and Asn108...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2069 |