Novel Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum ABC Transporter Genes Are Associated with Major ACT Antimalarial Drug Resistance

Chemotherapy is a critical component of malaria control. However, the most deadly malaria pathogen, Plasmodium falciparum, has repeatedly mounted resistance against a series of antimalarial drugs used in the last decades. Southeast Asia is an epicenter of emerging antimalarial drug resistance, inclu...

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Main Authors: Veiga, Maria Isabel, Ferreira, Pedro Eduardo, Jörnhagen, Louise, Malmberg, Maja, Kone, Aminatou, Schmidt, Berit Aydin, Petzold, Max, Björkman, Anders, Nosten, Francois, Gil, Jose Pedro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3102103/