The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.

The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene has been linked to chloroquine (CQ) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. PCR-based analysis of pfcrt alleles was performed on pre-treatment samples from 107 individuals who had P. falciparum infections and lived in Papua, Indonesia. The results of a 28-day, in-vivo...

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Main Authors: Maguire, J, Susanti, A, Krisin, Sismadi, P, Fryauff, D, Baird, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001
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author Maguire, J
Susanti, A
Krisin
Sismadi, P
Fryauff, D
Baird, J
author_facet Maguire, J
Susanti, A
Krisin
Sismadi, P
Fryauff, D
Baird, J
author_sort Maguire, J
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description The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene has been linked to chloroquine (CQ) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. PCR-based analysis of pfcrt alleles was performed on pre-treatment samples from 107 individuals who had P. falciparum infections and lived in Papua, Indonesia. The results of a 28-day, in-vivo test revealed clinical resistance to CQ in 79 (74%) of the samples. The crude sensitivity of the pfcrt T76 assay for detecting the CQ-resistant infections in the samples was 96% and the crude specificity 52%. Discordance between pfcrt genotype and in-vivo phenotype was analysed either by genotyping of the merozoite surface protein-2 (to distinguish re-infection from recrudescence) or by amplification of the P. falciparum-specific small-subunit ribosomal RNA (ssrRNA) gene, using nested PCR (to detect any sub-patent but resistant parasites in infections misclassified as sensitive by the in-vivo test). When adjusting for the results of these analyses, the sensitivity and specificity of the pfcrt T76 assay for detecting the CQ-resistant infections became 93% and 82%, respectively. Overall, the present results indicate that the pfcrt T76 assay may be used to forecast therapeutic failure caused by CQ resistance. Validation requires exploration of the phenotype classifications based on the results of in-vivo tests, using genetic analyses that distinguish re-infection from recrudescence and detect microscopically subpatent parasitaemias.
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spelling oxford-uuid:7ffa7b54-4848-4d8a-b360-da7b41f7eb502022-03-26T21:20:22ZThe T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7ffa7b54-4848-4d8a-b360-da7b41f7eb50EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Maguire, JSusanti, AKrisinSismadi, PFryauff, DBaird, JThe T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene has been linked to chloroquine (CQ) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. PCR-based analysis of pfcrt alleles was performed on pre-treatment samples from 107 individuals who had P. falciparum infections and lived in Papua, Indonesia. The results of a 28-day, in-vivo test revealed clinical resistance to CQ in 79 (74%) of the samples. The crude sensitivity of the pfcrt T76 assay for detecting the CQ-resistant infections in the samples was 96% and the crude specificity 52%. Discordance between pfcrt genotype and in-vivo phenotype was analysed either by genotyping of the merozoite surface protein-2 (to distinguish re-infection from recrudescence) or by amplification of the P. falciparum-specific small-subunit ribosomal RNA (ssrRNA) gene, using nested PCR (to detect any sub-patent but resistant parasites in infections misclassified as sensitive by the in-vivo test). When adjusting for the results of these analyses, the sensitivity and specificity of the pfcrt T76 assay for detecting the CQ-resistant infections became 93% and 82%, respectively. Overall, the present results indicate that the pfcrt T76 assay may be used to forecast therapeutic failure caused by CQ resistance. Validation requires exploration of the phenotype classifications based on the results of in-vivo tests, using genetic analyses that distinguish re-infection from recrudescence and detect microscopically subpatent parasitaemias.
spellingShingle Maguire, J
Susanti, A
Krisin
Sismadi, P
Fryauff, D
Baird, J
The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title_full The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title_fullStr The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title_full_unstemmed The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title_short The T76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in Papua, Indonesia.
title_sort t76 mutation in the pfcrt gene of plasmodium falciparum and clinical chloroquine resistance phenotypes in papua indonesia
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