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.N. Wells, D. Ménard
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