Table 1.
Loci | No. positive by PCR (%) |
No. of distinct alleles |
Sizes of alleles (bp) |
MOI |
MSP-1 | ||||
K1 | 68 (68) | 4 | 100–300 | |
MAD20 | 40 (40) | 3 | 100–300 | 2.1 |
RO33 | 20 (20) | 1 | 200 | |
MSP-2 | ||||
3D7 | 76 (76) | 3 | 450–600 | |
FC27 | 56 (56) | 3 | 300–500 | 2.2 |
GLURP | 80 (80) | 5 | 700–900 | 1.3 |
* bp _ base pairs; MSP _ merozoite surface protein; GLURP _ glutamate-rich protein. MOI = Multiplicity of Infection