Table 2.
PvMSP-3β PCR-RFLP allele types and their distribution frequencies in four Asian Plasmodium vivax populations
| Allele (PCR-RFLP) | Anhui (n = 87) | Hainan (n = 42) | Yunnan (n = 20) | Myanmar (n = 67) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| A2 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 15.4 |
| A3 | 11.8 | 4.2 | 21.7 | 14.1 |
| A4 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 9.0 |
| A5 | 11.8 | 27.1 | 13.1 | 7.7 |
| A6 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| A7 | 0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| A8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| A9 | 3.9 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 |
| A10 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| A11 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| A12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| B1 | 33.3 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 12.8 |
| B2 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
| B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| B5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| C | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| D | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Multi-infection | 14.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 16.4 |
| Total number of alleles | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 |