Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter and multidrug resistance genes, and treatment outcomes in Ghanaian children with uncomplicated malaria.

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Published in J Trop Pediatr on December 10, 2006

Authors

Nancy O Duah1, Michael D Wilson, Anita Ghansah, Ben Abuaku, Dominic Edoh, Neils B Quashie, Kwadwo A Koram

Author Affiliations

1: Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Ghana. Nancy.Duah@lshtm.ac.uk

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