TABLE 1.
Allelic diversity, mean number of alleles, and the range of detected alleles in 43 women from Thiadiaye at delivery as deduced from msp-1 and msp-2 fragment-analysis method in placental, peripheral, and cord blood samples
| Gene and characteristic | Value for blood from:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Periphery (n = 39) | Placenta (n = 43) | Cord (n = 11) | |
| msp-1 | |||
| Allelic diversity (no.) | 25 | 24 | 7 |
| Mean no. of alleles ± SD | 2.00 ± 1.12 | 2.14 ± 0.79 | 1.36 ± 0.81 |
| No. of alleles (min-max) | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| msp-2 | |||
| Allelic diversity (no.) | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| Mean no. of alleles ± SD | 6.10 ± 1.53 | 5.63 ± 2.12 | 7.09 ± 1.58 |
| No. of alleles (min-max) | 3-9 | 1-10 | 4-9 |