Table 3.
Most frequent HRP3 motifs and regional variability in 99 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 | AHHAANA | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3(10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 8 | AHHAANAH | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 9 | AHHAANAHH | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 10 | AHHAANAHHA | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 11 | AHHAANAHHAA | 1,159 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 12 | AHHAANAHHAAN | 1,052 (10.6) | South America (13) | 13.3 (9–16) | Asian Pacific (20) | 7.9 (1–12) |
| 7 | HHAANAH | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 8 | HHAANAHH | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 9 | HHAANAHHA | 1,162 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 10 | HHAANAHHAA | 1,159 (11.7) | South America (13) | 14.3 (10–17) | Asian Pacific (20) | 9.1 (3–13) |
| 11 | HHAANAHHAAN | 1,052 (10.6) | South America (13) | 13.3 (9–16) | Asian Pacific (20) | 7.9 (1–12) |
| 12 | HHAANAHHAANA | 1,052 (10.6) | South America (13) | 13.3 (9–16) | Asian Pacific (20) | 7.9 (1–12) |