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Table 3 Association of PfMSP6 allele with subsequent infection data.

From: Limited variation in vaccine candidate Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein-6 over multiple transmission seasons

 

3D7-Class

K1-Class

P-value

Subsequent Allele

  

0.3432

3D7-Class

55

6

 

K1-Class

3

1

 

Subsequent Pf Infection

  

0.5720

No

392

35

 

Yes

71

8

 

Next Infection (days)

  

0.6503

Mean

318

276

 

n

61

4

 
  1. Using χ2 analysis, relationships between initial PfMSP6 infection with subsequent P. falciparum infection and subsequent PfMSP6 allele type were assessed. Time between initial and subsequent infections was assessed using a t-test; no statistically significant associations were detected.