Table 3. Comparison of copy numbers of short tandem repeat loci in multiple skin biopsies taken at the same time, from different lesions, from individual patients in Malawi.
| Patient number | Age (yrs) | Site/classification | Short tandem repeat loci | ||||
| ML2172 | ML2334 | ML1505 | ML1182 | ML0058 | |||
| 2 | 60 | Skin/BT | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Skin/BT | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 44 | Skin/BT | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Skin/BT | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 55 | Skin/LL | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Skin/LL | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 46 | Skin/TT | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Skin/TT | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 38 | Skin/BL | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Skin/BL | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 35 | Skin/BL | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Skin/BL | 9 | 9 | 6 | nd | 2 | ||
| 17 | 37 | Skin/BL | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Skin/BL | 11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||
Histopathological classifications in column 3.