High proportion of multiple copies of Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin-2 gene in African isolates: Is piperaquine resistance emerging in Africa?
D. Leroy, F. Macintyre, M. Adamy, B. Laurijssens, R. Klopper, N. Khim, E. Legrand, T. Wells, D. Menard
The paper investigates the prevalence of multiple copies of the Pfpm2 gene in African Plasmodium falciparum isolates and links it to potential piperaquine resistance.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology