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Comment
. 2017 Apr 28;18(1):79.
doi: 10.1186/s13059-017-1219-x.

Longitudinal study of Plasmodium pathogens identifies new loci associated with artemisinin resistance

Elizabeth A Winzeler  1
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Longitudinal study of Plasmodium pathogens identifies new loci associated with artemisinin resistance

Elizabeth A Winzeler. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

A longitudinal analysis of malaria parasite genomes has revealed new markers that can be used in public health efforts to limit the spread of multidrug-resistant malaria.

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Homology model of the Kelch13 protein showing the positions of mutations detected in the study in a side view (left) and frontal view (right). Mutations are located in the Kelch domain, in some cases near the central cavity (C580Y and A675Y) that is involved in protein binding. The model was constructed using SwissModel and pdb template 4yy8.1.A
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