title: [Drug susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum from polyclonal isolates].
abstract: Msp-1 and Msp-2 genes, each present as a unique copy in the genome of Plasmodium, contain polymorphic repeats in bloc 2. We studied allelic polymorphism of Msp-1 and Msp-2 by amplifying bloc 2 with a fluorescent primer, and analysing the fragment generated. We validated this method by mixing two cloned strains: chloroquine-susceptible HB3-Honduras and chloroquine-resistant FCM29-Cameroon. This method was then used to quantify the clones in natural isolates of 19 infected persons during quinine treatment. The fragment analysis method detects efficiently clone numbers and the proportions of each in isolates.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Reference de la Chimiosensibilité du Paludisme, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard (APHP) et Laboratoire de Biologie Animale et Parasitaire de l'Université Paris 5 (EA 209), Paris.
authors.forename: Halima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaddouri
authors.forename: Sayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jafari
authors.forename: Rémy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Bras
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D010641:Phenotype; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011803:Quinine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000962:Antimalarials; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D020066:Merozoite Surface Protein 1; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C065974:merozoite surface protein 2, Plasmodium; D002738:Chloroquine; D011803:Quinine