A mutation-specific PCR system to detect sequence variation in the dihydropteroate synthetase gene of Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 115-125

  Wang, Ping ^a   Brooks, Darren R ^a   Sims, Paul F G ^a   Hyde, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dihydropteroate synthetase; Fansidar resistance; Malaria; Mutation specific PCR; Plasmodium falciparum; Sulphadoxine resistance

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; FANSIDAR; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENES, STRUCTURAL, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFADOXINE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029013280     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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