Table 2 Allele types and frequencies of Msp1, Msp2 and Glurp genes
From: Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum populations in southeast and western Myanmar
Gene (total allele numbers) | Type | Size (bp) | Shwekyin (Southeast Myanmar) | Myawaddy (Southeast Myanmar) | Kyauktaw (Western Myanmar) | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Msp1 (311) | K1 | 120–200 | 34 (19.54) | 25 (34.73) | 12 (18.46) | 71 (22.83) | χ 2 = 21.03, df = 8 P = 0.0071 |
250–300 | 0 (0) | 1 (1.39) | 3 (4.62) | 4 (1.29) | |||
MAD20 | 120–150 | 27 (15.52) | 12 (16.67) | 8 (12.31) | 47 (15.11) | ||
180–300 | 56 (32.18) | 23 (31.94) | 26 (40.00) | 105 (33.76) | |||
RO33 | 150–200 | 57 (32.76) | 11 (15.28) | 16 (24.62) | 84 (27.01) | ||
Msp2 (291) | 3D7 | 350–400 | 14 (8.75) | 19 (24.68) | 1 (1.85) | 34 (11.68) | χ 2 = 35.78, df = 10 P < 0.0001 |
450–550 | 80 (50.00) | 45 (58.44) | 30 (55.56) | 155 (53.26) | |||
600–700 | 9 (5.63) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.56) | 12 (4.12) | |||
FC27 | 200–250 | 14 (8.75) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.85) | 15 (5.15) | ||
280–350 | 41 (25.63) | 13 (16.88) | 18 (33.33) | 72 (24.74) | |||
400–500 | 2 (1.25) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.85) | 3 (1.03) | |||
Glurp (208) | 500–600 | 10 (9.60) | 1 (1.85) | 0 (0) | 11 (5.29) | χ 2 = 20.57, df = 6 P = 0.0022 | |
700–750 | 48 (46.20) | 23 (42.6) | 12 (24.0) | 83 (39.9%) | |||
800–850 | 28 (26.90) | 20 (37.0) | 19 (38.0) | 67 (32.21%) | |||
900–1000 | 18 (17.30) | 10 (18.5) | 19 (38.0) | 47 (22.6%) | |||