TABLE 4.
Allelic variation at VNTR loci in M. leprae isolated from the same patient
| Patient no. | Site(s) of biopsy | Allele at VNTR locusa
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21_TTC | 9_GTA | 14_AT | 17_AT | ||
| 3 | Abdomen, back | 12, 12 | 10, 10 | 22, 22 | 13, 12 |
| 34 | L lumbar region, L lumbar region | 16, 15 | 9, 9 | 16, 16 | 12, 12 |
| 36 | L elbow, R elbow | 15, 16 | 9, 9 | 15, 15 | 12, 12 |
| 26 | L lumbar region, R lumbar region | 15, 14 | 10, 10 | 14, 14 | 12, 12 |
| 21 | L back, L back | 14, 13 | 10, 10 | 14, 13 | 12, 13 |
| 15 | R lumbar region, R lumbar region | 14, 12 | 9, 12 | 12, 14 | 11, 12 |
a
The left number corresponds to VNTR copy number in the biopsy sample at day 0, the right at day 31, with allele numbers shown in bold differing between them.