Multiple origins and regional dispersal of resistant dhps in African Plasmodium falciparum malaria

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2009

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15338
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000055
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Authors
Pearce, Richard J
Pota, Hirva
Evehe, Marie-Solange B
Bâ, El-Hadj
Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain
Malisa, Allen L
Ord, Rosalynn
Inojosa, Walter
Matondo, Alexandre
Diallo, Diadier A
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PLOS Medicince

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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine
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Public Library of Science

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University of Cape Town

Department
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Cally Roper and colleagues analyze the distribution of sulfadoxine resistance mutations and flanking microsatellite loci to trace the emergence and dispersal of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa.
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Africa
Haplotypes
Alleles
Malaria
Geographic distribution
Plasmodium
Point mutation
Antimalarials

Reference:

Pearce, R. J., Pota, H., Evehe, M. S. B., Bâ, E. H., Mombo-Ngoma, G., Malisa, A. L., ... & Roper, C. (2009). Multiple origins and regional dispersal of resistant dhps in African Plasmodium falciparum malaria. PLoS medicine, 6(4), 407. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000055

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