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ArticleMalaria journal2020

An unlabelled probe-based real time PCR and modified semi-nested PCR as molecular tools for analysis of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium vivax isolates from Afghanistan.

Sayed Hussain Mosawi, Abdolhossein Dalimi, Najibullah Safi, Reza Fotouhi-Ardakani, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Javid Sadraei

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Sayed Hussain MosawiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Abdolhossein DalimiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. dalimi_a@modares.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-5513
Najibullah SafiWorld Health Organization Country Office, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Reza Fotouhi-ArdakaniCellular and Molecular Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Fatemeh GhaffarifarDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Javid SadraeiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Tarbiat Modares University · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IRWorld Health Organization - Afghanistan · AF

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National Institute for Medical Research Development 971137Tarbiat Modares University TMU.1395.1789World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine (CQ) has been reported from many endemic regions in the world. Plasmodium vivax is responsible for 95% of malaria cases in Afghanistan and CQ is the first-line treatment given for vivax malaria. The pvmdr-1 and pvcrt-o (K10 insertion) genes are possible markers for CQ-resistance in P. vivax isolates. There have been no studies done on the presence or absence of molecular markers for CQ-resistance P. vivax in Afghanistan. The present work aimed to evaluate the frequency of mutations in the pvmdr-1 and K10 insertion in the pvcrt-o genes of P. vivax.

methodsPlasmodium vivax isolates were collected from Laghman, Baghlan and Khost provinces. For investigation of polymorphisms of desired regions in pvmdr-1 and pvcrt-o genes, sequencing was applied on the PCR products. A new asymmetric qPCR and melting analysis assay based on unlabelled probe developed for scanning of K10 insertion in pvcrt-o gene.

resultsThe analysis of sequencing data of the pvmdr-1 gene showed wild type Y976 and K997 and mutant M958 and L1076 in 33 isolates from three provinces. Of the 36 samples evaluated for K10 insertion in pvcrt-o, 2/18(11%), 0/10(0%) and 0/8(0%) isolates from Laghman, Baghlan and Khost province, respectively, possessed K10 insertion, confirmed by either sequencing and unlabelled probes.

conclusionTwo samples with K10 insertion and 33 samples with pvmdr1 polymorphism, indicating on the possibility of CQ resistance in P. vivax populations in Afghanistan. Furthermore, unlabelled probes are simple and inexpensive alternative tools for screening of P. vivax mutations.

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Drug ResistanceAfghanistanAntimalarialsChloroquineGenetic MarkersMalaria, VivaxPlasmodium vivaxPolymerase Chain ReactionReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionAntimalarialsChloroquineGenetic MarkersAfghanistanChloroquine resistancePlasmodium vivaxpvcrt-opvmdr-1

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