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Table 3 Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2

From: Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Gene

Allele

Baseline sample

Positive n/N (%)

P-value

Fragment size (bp)

No. of alleles

msp1

MAD20

86/209 (41.14)

< 0.0001

160–300

8

K1

162/209 (77.51)

160–350

9

R033

76/209 (36.36)

130–220

4

MAD20/K1

53/209 (21.45)

   

MAD20/R033

28/209 (11.33)

   

K1/R033

55/209 (22.26)

   

MAD20/K1/R033

17/209 (6.88)

   

msp2

FC27

78/188 (41.26)

< 0.0001

250–530

10

IC1/3D7

176/188 (93.12)

100–450

15

FC27/IC1/3D7

65/188 (34.39)

   
  1. Abbreviations: N number of total samples analyzed, n number of positive samples
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