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Table 3 List of Novel repeat /variants of PfHRP2 and PfHRP3 amino acid repeat types

From: Genetic variation of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 in Assosa zone, Ethiopia: its impact on the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Type of repeat

Known amino acid repeat

PfHRP2

PfHRP3

Novel repeat

Repeat frequency

Novel repeat

Repeat frequency

1

AHHAHHVAD

–

–

DHHAHHVAD

1

PHHAHHVAD

4

SPHAHHVAD

1

2

AHHAHHAAD

AHHAHHEAD

1

  

AHHAQHAAD

1

  

AHHAHHAHH

1

  

APDHHAHH

1

  

AHHAHVAAD

1

  

AHHAHHAAY

1

  

3

AHHAHHAAY

AHHAHYAAY

1

  

4

AHH

  

VHH

1

7

AHHAAD

AHHAVH

1

  

AHHADD

2

  

AHHAVD

1

  

10

AHHAAAHHATD

AHHAAAHHA†

1

  

AHHAAADHHATD

1

  

AHHAAAHQATD

1

  

AHHAAAHHAND

1

  

AHHAAAHHARD

1

  

AHHAADAHHATD

1

  

AHHAATHHATD

1

  

12

AHHAAAHHEAATH

VHHAAAHHEAPLC

1

  

15

AHHAHHAAN

–

 

AHHAHHADN

3

  

–

 

AHHAHHVAN

1

16

AHHAAN

–

 

AHHAGD

4

  

–

 

ALLAAN

1

  

–

 

SHHAAN

1

18

AHHDD

  

EHHDE

1

    

AHHDE

3

    

ARHDD

1

20

SHHDD

  

SHHDG

7

  1. The asterisks (†) show deletion position of amino acid code (double letter), bold underline letter indicate position of novel repeat with replacement of one or more amino acid compared to known repeat