Chloroquine prophylaxis associated with high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt K76T mutation in people with sickle-cell disease in Benin City, Nigeria. [electronic resource]
- Journal of vector borne diseases Mar 2008
- 51-5 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
0972-9062
Anemia, Sickle Cell--complications Animals Antimalarials--therapeutic use Chemoprevention Chloroquine--therapeutic use Drug Resistance--genetics Humans Malaria, Falciparum--drug therapy Membrane Transport Proteins--genetics Mutation Nigeria Plasmodium falciparum--drug effects Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Prevalence Protozoan Proteins--genetics Sickle Cell Trait