A molecular mechanism for eflornithine resistance in African trypanosomes.
Human African trypanosomiasis, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, is invariably fatal if untreated. Its causative agent is the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Eflornithine is used as a first line treatment for human African trypanosomiasis, but there is a risk that resistance could thwart its use...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010
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