Table 4 Prevalence of the categorized (GT) n repeat alleles and genotypes
Microsatellites Alleles & genotypes N (%) | Controls (n=564) | Uncomplicated malaria (n=95) | Severe anaemia (n=58) | Cerebral malaria (n=128) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alleles | S | 114 (20.2) | 41 (21.6) | 23 (19.8) | 48 (18.8) |
M | 210 (37.2) | 68 (35.8) | 40 (37.5) | 100 (39.1) | |
L | 240 (42.6) | 81 (42.6) | 53 (45.7) | 108 (42.2) | |
Genotypes | S/S | 12 (4.3) | 6 (6.3) | 3 (5.2) | 6 (4.7) |
S/M | 41 (14.5) | 12 (12.6) | 6 (10.3) | 23 (18.0) | |
S/L | 49 (17.4) | 17 (17.9) | 11 (19.0) | 13 (10.2) | |
M/M | 44 (15.6) | 17 (17.9) | 5 (8.6) | 20 (15.6) | |
M/L | 81 (28.7) | 22 (23.2) | 24 (41.4) | 37 (28.9) | |
L/L | 55 (19.5) | 21 (22.1) | 9 (15.5) | 29 (22.7) | |