Amplification of Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance gene 1 in isolates from Gabon.

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Published in J Infect Dis on October 07, 2005

Authors

Anne-Catrin Uhlemann1, Michael Ramharter, Bertrand Lell, Peter G Kremsner, Sanjeev Krishna

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases Group, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. au2110@columbia.edu

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