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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is an expanding problem in most endemic areas. Recent studies have suggested the potential involvement of genes in the MDR gene family in resistance to quinoline-containing compounds in P. falciparum. In this study a molecular analysis of pfmdr 1 in recent isolates from Thailand was done (1) to further examine the role of pfmdr 1 in drug-resistant isolates and (2) to examine the reported association of pfmdr 1 intragenic alleles and chloroquine resistance. Most of the isolates (10 of 11) were resistant to all compounds tested. Analysis of pfmdr 1 revealed an apparent association between increased gene copy number and increased level of expression of pfmdr 1 and decreased susceptibility to mefloquine and halofantrine. Sequence analysis of pfmdr 1 in these isolates revealed no association of intragenic alleles with chloroquine resistance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0166-6851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:geneSymbol
pfmdr1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Amplification of pfmdr 1 associated with mefloquine and halofantrine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum from Thailand.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't