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Table 1 Types of SNPs detected in Pfdhfr and Pfdhps genes among 48 Plasmodium falciparum isolates

From: Molecular identification of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in malaria infected women who received intermittent preventive treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mutant alleles in Pfdhfr genea

Number of the isolates, n (%)

Mutant alleles in Pfdhps geneb

Number of the isolates, n (%)

N51I

41/48 (85.4)

A437G

48/48 (100.0)

C59R

29/48 (60.4)

K540E

1/48 (2.1)

S108N

48/48 (100.0)

A581G

1/48 (2.1)

  1. aPfdhfr polymorphisms: codon 51, asparagine to isoleucine; codon 59, cysteine to arginine; codon 108, serine to asparagine
  2. bPfdhps polymorphisms: codon 437, alanine to glycine; codon 540, lysine to glutamic acid; codon 581, alanine to glycine