Point mutations in the pfcrt and pfmdr-1 genes of Plasmodium falciparum and clinical response to chloroquine, among malaria patients from Nigeria

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 439-451

  Happi, T C ^a   Thomas, S M ^b   Gbotosho, G O ^a   Falade, C O ^a   Akinboye, D O ^a   Gerena, L ^c   Hudson, T ^c   Sowunmi, A ^a   Kyle, D E ^c   Milhous, W ^c   Wirth, D F ^b   Oduola, A M J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PCFRT GENE; PFMDR 1 GENE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POINT MUTATION; PREDICTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0041346177     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349803235002489     Document Type: Article

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