First Detection in West Africa of a Mutation That May Contribute to Artemisinin Resistance Plasmodium falciparum

First Detection in West Africa of a Mutation That May Contribute to Artemisinin Resistance Plasmodium falciparum

Background: The spread of drug resistance has seriously impacted the effective treatment of infection with the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Continuous monitoring of molecular marker polymorphisms associated with drug resistance in parasites is essential for malaria control and eliminatio...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhao, Liang Pi, Luyi Zhao, Yucheng Qin, Weilin Zeng, Zheng Xiang, Qi Yang, Maohua Pan, Xinxin Li, Chunyan Zou, Xi Chen, Wei Zhao, Yuxin Lu, Yanrui Wu, Mengxi Duan, Xun Wang, Xiaosong Li, Dominique Mazier, Yaming Huang, Zhaoqing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
antimalarial drug
polymorphism
drug resistance genes Pfkelch13
Pfcrt
Pfmdr1
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.701750/full

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