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Table 2 Distribution of Plasmodium vivax msp-3α allele frequencies as determined by the PCR-RFLP method.

From: Genetic structure of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in the Bannu district of Pakistan

 

Digestion with Alu I

(n = 50)

Digestion with Hha I (n = 50)

 

Digestion with Pst I

(n = 39)

Gene

Allele

Frequency

Allele

Frequency

Gene

Allele

Frequency

msp-3α*

A1

8% (4/50)

A1

8% (4/50)

msp-3β

A1

8% (3/39)

 

A2

20% (10/50)

A2

12% (6/50)

 

A2

13% (5/39)

 

A3

24% (12/50)

A3

20% (10/50)

 

A3

13% (5/39)

 

A4

8% (4/50)

A4

6% (3/50)

 

A4

10% (4/39)

 

A5

12% (6/50)

A5

22% (11/50)

 

A5

5% (2/39)

 

A6

6% (3/50)

A6

6% (3/50)

 

B1

8% (3/39)

 

A7

4% (2/50)

B1

4% (2/50)

 

B2

5% (2/39)

 

B1

2% (1/50)

B2

4% (2/50)

 

B3

5% (2/39)

 

B2

4% (2/50)

C1

6% (3/50)

 

U

15% (6/39)

 

C1

2% (1/50)

D

2% (1/50)

 

M

18% (7/39)

 

C2

6% (3/50)

U

4% (2/50)

   
 

D

2% (1/50)

M

6% (3/50)

   
 

M

2% (1/50)

     
  1. *Digested with two enzymes in order to improve the sensitivity of detecting diversity at this locus [19].
  2. U: Uncut
  3. M: Mixed genotype