Genomic analysis reveals a common breakpoint in amplifications of the Plasmodium vivax multidrug resistance 1 locus in Thailand
In co-endemic regions where mefloquine is used to treat Plasmodium falciparum, drug pressure may select for mefloquine-resistant P. vivax mediated by increased copy number of the multidrug resistance 1 gene (pvmdr1). Surveillance is not undertaken routinely owing in part to methodological challenges...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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