title: Multiplex PCR-RFLP methods for pfcrt, pfmdr1 and pfdhfr mutations in Plasmodium falciparum.
abstract: Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance is a major factor for the death toll of malaria. Resistance has been associated with specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the parasite genes pfmdr1 (N86Y) and pfcrt (K76T) associated with quionoline antimalarial resistance, and pfdhfr (N51I, C59R, S108N) correlated with resistance of the antifolate combination sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. These SNPs constitute the basis for the surveillance of drug resistance through high sensitive molecular methods in malaria endemic countries. In this work, we developed a multiplex PCR-RFLP protocols for the diagnosis of these molecular markers, leading to significant decreases in reagent costs, time, number of manipulations and hence human resources.
authors.affiliation: Center of Molecular and Structural Biomedicine, Universidade do Algarve, Gambelas, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.forename: Pedro Eduardo
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Björkman
authors.forename: José Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gil
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009154:Mutation; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C416369:PfCRT protein, Plasmodium falciparum; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase