Apr 18, 2015
Key gene causing malarial drug-resistance identified
Key gene causing malarial drug-resistance identified
Washington, April 18 : A team of researchers, including Indian-American scientist Souvik Bhattacharjee, has identified a gene responsible for making malaria parasites resistant to artemisinins, a key group of anti-malarial drug.
The gene is a dominant marker used to track the parasite’s resistance and causes artemisinin resistance.
Mutation in the gene increases the kinase or enzyme levels, which…
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