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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Ogun State, South Western Nigeria
| 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
