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Table 8 dhfr/dhps haplotypes observed in P. falciparum obtained from blood samples collected prior antimalarial treatment

From: Artesunate–amodiaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Liberia: in vivo efficacy and frequency of molecular markers

Haplotype

Bensonville (n = 91)

Saclepea (n = 89)

Kakata (n = 89)

Sinje Town (n = 90)

Total (n = 359)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

Combined

dhfr

dhps

Wild type

WT

WT

5

5.6%

1

1.1%

7

7.9%

15

16.7%

28

7.8%

Single mutant

WT

436A

0

0

1

1.1%

0

0

4

4.4%

5

1.4%

WT

437G

2

2.2%

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.6%

WT

613S

1

1.1%

0

0

0

0

1

1.1%

2

0.6%

WT

K40E

3

3.4%

1

1.1%

1

1.1%

4

4.4%

9

2.5%

108 N

WT

9

10.1%

8

9.0%

21

23.6%

15

16.7%

53

14.8%

Double mutant

WT

436A/437G

3

3.4%

2

2.2%

0

0

0

0

5

1.4%

108 N

436A

5

5.6%

5

5.6%

4

4.5%

7

7.8%

21

5.9%

108 N

437G

8

9.0%

0

0

0

0

1

1.1%

9

2.5%

108 N

540E

10

11.2%

4

4.5%

5

5.6%

4

4.4%

23

6.4%

108 N

613S

1

1.1%

2

2.2%

0

0

0

0

3

0.8%

Triple mutant

WT

S436A/A581G/A613S

0

0

0

0

1

1.1%

0

0

1

0.3%

51I/59R/108 N

WT

12

13.5%

34

38.2%

24

27.0%

20

22.2%

90

25.2%

108 N

436A/437G

8

9.0%

2

2.2%

0

0

3

3.3%

13

3.6%

108 N

436A/613S

0

0

1

1.1%

1

1.1%

0

0

2

0.6%

108 N

437G/581G

1

1.1%

0

0

1

1.1%

0

0

2

0.6%

Quadruple mutant

51I/59R/108 N

436A

2

2.2%

7

7.9%

8

9.0%

8

8.9%

25

7.0%

51I/59R/108 N

437G

5

5.6%

0

0

1

1.1%

0

0

6

1.7%

51I/59R/108 N

540E

2

2.2%

10

11.2%

9

10.1%

4

4.4%

25

7.0%

51I/59R/108 N

613S

0

0

1

1.1%

0

0

3

3.3%

4

1.1%

Quintuple mutant

51I/59R/108 N

436A/437G

6

6.7%

4

4.5%

3

3.4%

1

1.1%

14

3.9%

51I/59R/108 N

436A/540E

1

1.1%

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.3%

51I/59R/108 N

436A/613S

0

0

3

3.4%

3

3.4%

0

0

6

1.7%

51I/59R/108 N

437G/540E

1

1.1%

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.3%

108 N

437G/581G/613S

0

0

0

0

3

3.4%

0

0

3

0.8%

Sextuple mutant

51I/59R/108 N

436A/437G/613S

2

2.2%

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.6%

Septuple mutant

51I/59R/108 N

436A/437G/581G/613S

1

1.1%

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.3%

Total *

  

89

100.0%

89

100.0%

89

100.0%

90

100.0%

357

100.0%

  1. *Two samples from Bensonville gave not interpretable data for dhfr/dhps sequences