Detection of novel point mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum ATPase6 candidate gene for resistance to artemisinins

Parasitol Int. 2008 Jun;57(2):233-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.12.004. Epub 2007 Dec 15.

Authors

Michela Menegon¹, Anna Rosa Sannella, Giancarlo Majori, Carlo Severini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 18187359
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.12.004

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Antimalarials / pharmacology*
Artemisinins / pharmacology*
Calcium-Transporting ATPases / genetics*
Drug Resistance / genetics*
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Italy
Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
Plasmodium falciparum / enzymology*
Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
Point Mutation*
Protozoan Proteins / chemistry
Protozoan Proteins / genetics

Substances

ATP6 protein, Plasmodium falciparum
Antimalarials
Artemisinins
Protozoan Proteins
Calcium-Transporting ATPases