A genetic intervention

Colin Sutherland; Didier Menard

doi:10.7554/eLife.72000

A genetic intervention

Elife. 2021 Aug 12:10:e72000. doi: 10.7554/eLife.72000.

Authors

Colin Sutherland¹, Didier Menard^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
² Malaria Genetics and Resistance Unit, INSERM U1201, Paris, France.
³ Department of Parasites and Insect Vectors, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

Abstract

A tool that analyzes the genome of parasites found in the blood of malaria patients can help inform policy decisions on how best to tackle the rise in drug-resistant infections.

Keywords: Asia; P. falciparum; drug resistance; epidemiology; genetic surveillance; global health; infectious disease; malaria; microbiology.

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MeSH terms

Antimalarials* / therapeutic use
Genetic Engineering
Genetic Therapy
Humans
Malaria* / drug therapy
Plasmodium falciparum / genetics

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Antimalarials

Abstract

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Grants and funding