Table 4. Comparison of copy numbers of short tandem repeat loci from multiple biopsies taken at a single timepoint from different anatomical locations, from individual patients in Malawi.
| Patient number | Age (yrs) | Site/classification | Short tandem repeat loci | ||||
| ML2172 | ML2334 | ML1505 | ML1182 | ML0058 | |||
| 1 | 52 | Skin/BT | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Nerve/BT | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 63 | Skin/BT | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Nerve/BL | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 35 | Skin/ BT | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Nerve/BL | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 31 | Skin/IND | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Nerve/BL | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 37 | Skin/BT | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Nerve/BT | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Nerve/BT | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 23 | Skin/BT | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Nerve/BT | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 52 | Skin/BT | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Nerve/BL | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
Histopathological classifications in column 3.