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Anti-folate drug resistance in Africa: meta-analysis of reported dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) mutant genotype frequencies in African Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations

Sankar Sridaran1,2, Shannon K McClintock1,2, Luke M Syphard1, Karen M Herman1, John W Barnwell1 and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar1*

  • * Corresponding author: Venkatachalam Udhayakumar vxu0@cdc.gov

Author Affiliations

1 Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton road NE, Mail Stop D-67 Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA

2 Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, VAMC, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA

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Malaria Journal 2010, 9:247 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-247

Published: 30 August 2010

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Additional file 1:

Mutant Allele Frequency (MAF) Database. The data provided show the mutant allele frequency reported in each study, organized by country in alphabetical order

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Additional file 2:

Mutant Genotype Frequency (MGF) Database. The data provided show the mutant genotype frequency reported in each study, organized by country in alphabetical order

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Additional file 3:

Article Database. The data provided reference each article from which frequency data are extracted, organized by study identification number

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