From: Increased pfmdr1 gene copy number and the decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 resistance alleles in Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum isolates after the change of anti-malarial drug treatment policy
pfmdr1 CN
No. of RT-PCR runs
Range of estimated CN
Mean estimated CN ± SD
3D7
1
30
0.76 - 1.40
1.11 ± 0.15
K1
0.79 - 1.41
1.16 ± 0.16
W2mef
2
4
1.86 - 2.34
2.11 ± 0.22
DD2
3-4
3.43 - 4.06
3.77 ± 0.34