Molecular variation of Plasmodium vivax dehydrofolate reductase in Mexico and Nicaragua contrasts with that occurring in South America

• Hoofdauteurs: Lilia González-Cerón (Auteur), Mario H Rodríguez (Auteur), Alberto Montoya (Auteur), Frida Santillán-Valenzuela (Auteur), Josselin C Corzo-Gómez (Auteur)
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Objective. To research mutations associated to pyrimetha­mine resistance in dihydrofolate reductase (pvdhfr) of Plasmo­dium vivax from Mexico and Nicaragua and compare it to that reported in the rest of America. Materials and methods. Genomic DNA was obtained from P. vivax-infected blood sam­ples. A...