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Table 2 Allele typing and diversity profiles of pfmsp1 and pfmsp2

From: The diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gene

Allele

n (%)

Base pair ranges

No. of genotypes

msp1

K1

87 (29.7)

200–350

4

MAD20

21 (7.2)

200–350

3

RO33

29 (9.9)

200–300

2

K1 + MAD20

56 (19.1)

  

K1 + RO33

25 (8.5)

  

MAD20 + RO33

14 (4.8)

  

K1 + MAD20 + RO33

61 (20.8)

  

Total

293

 

9

msp2

FC27

48 (15.8)

300–600

6

3D7

103 (33.9)

400–700

6

FC27 + 3D7

153 (50.3)

  

Total

304

 

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