Table 5. Comparison of copy numbers of short tandem repeat loci from multiple biopsies taken from the same anatomical location at different times, from individual patients in Malawi.
| Patient number | Date (Age in yrs) | Site/classification | Short tandem repeat loci | ||||
| ML2172 | ML2334 | ML1505 | ML1182 | ML0058 | |||
| 4 | 05/90 (55) | Skin/LL | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 11/94 (59) | Skin/BT | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | 01/87 (63) | Nerve/BL | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 01/88 (64) | Nerve/BT | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 8 | 07/89 (53) | Skin/BL | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 10/89 (53) | Skin/BL | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 10/90 (54) | Skin/? * | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 07/94 (58) | Skin/BT | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 15 | 07/90 (45) | Skin/IND | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 08/93 (48) | Skin/IND | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |