Table 1.
PvMSP-3α PCR-RFLP allele types and frequencies in four Asian Plasmodium vivax populations.
| Allele (PCR-RFLP) | Anhui (n = 92) | Hainan (n = 44) | Yunnan (n = 21) | Myanmar (n = 69) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 29.2 | 19.7 |
| A2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| A3 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
| A4 | 17.2 | 6.3 | 25.0 | 13.2 |
| A5 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 2.6 |
| A6 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 0 | 14.5 |
| A7 | 0 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| A8 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0 | 6.6 |
| A9 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| A10 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| A11 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| B2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 |
| B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| C | 3.0 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 15.8 |
| Multi-infection | 7.6 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 10.2 |
| Total number of alleles | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 |