Table 2.
Most frequent HRP2 motifs and regional variability in 448 sequences
| Motif length | Motif | Total frequency (mean) | Geographic variability |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest frequency |
Lowest frequency |
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| Region (n) | Mean (range) | Region (n) | Mean (range) | |||
| 7 | AHHAADA | 8,231 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.7 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.9 (13–23) |
| 8 | AHHAADAH | 8,231 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.7 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.9 (13–23) |
| 9 | AHHAADAHH | 8,226 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.7 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.8 (13–23) |
| 10 | AHHAADAHHA | 8,226 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.7 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.8 (13–23) |
| 11 | AHHAHHAADAH | 5,523 (12.3) | Caribbean (11) | 13.2 (8–17) | South America (41) | 11.4 (8–14) |
| 12 | AHHAHHAADAHH | 5,518 (12.3) | Caribbean (11) | 13.2 (8–17) | South America (41) | 11.4 (8–14) |
| 7 | HHAADAH | 8,231 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.6 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.9 (13–23) |
| 8 | HHAADAHH | 8,226 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.6 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.8 (13–23) |
| 9 | HHAADAHHA | 8,226 (18.4) | Caribbean (11) | 20.6 (18–25) | Asian Pacific (84) | 17.8 (13–23) |
| 10 | HHAHHAADAH | 5,523 (12.4) | Caribbean (11) | 13.2 (8–17) | South America (41) | 11.4 (8–14) |
| 11 | HHAHHAADAHH | 5,518 (12.4) | Caribbean (11) | 13.2 (8-17) | South America (41) | 11.4 (8–14) |
| 12 | HHAHHAADAHHA | 5,518 (12.4) | Caribbean (11) | 13.2 (8–17) | South America (41) | 11.4 (8–14) |