Complex polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance protein 2 gene and its contribution to antimalarial response.

Plasmodium falciparum has the capacity to escape the actions of essentially all antimalarial drugs. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins are known to cause multidrug resistance in a large range of organisms, including the Apicomplexa parasites. P. falciparum genome analysis has revealed t...

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Main Authors: Veiga, M, Osório, N, Ferreira, P, Franzén, O, Dahlstrom, S, Lum, J, Nosten, F, Gil, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014