Table 2. Pkdhfr mutations among patients enrolled at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and Kudat and Kota Marudu District Hospitals with knowlesi malaria.
No. (%) of isolates from QEH† | No. (%) of isolates from Kudat/KM | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Amino acid position | Allelic variants | (n = 263) | (n = 186) | (n = 449) |
24 | D (wild type) | 262 (99.6) | 186 (100) | 448 (99.8) |
Y (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | |
29 | E (wild type) | 262 (99.6) | 186 (100) | 448 (99.8) |
K (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | |
34 | R (wild type) | 232 (88.2) | 172 (92.5) | 404 (90.0) |
L (mutant)* | 31 (11.8) | 14 (7.5) | 45 (10.0) | |
44 | A (wild type) | 262 (99.6) | 181 (97.3) | 443 (98.7) |
T (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.7) | 6 (1.3) | |
52 | V (wild type) | 259 (98.5) | 184 (98.9) | 443 (98.7) |
L (mutant) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 6 (1.3) | |
77 | E (wild type) | 262 (99.6) | 185 (99.5) | 373 (99.4) |
G (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | |
91 | T (wild type) | 239 (90.9) | 157 (84.4) | 396 (88.2) |
P (mutant)* | 21 (8.0) | 25 (13.4) | 46 (10.2) | |
A (mutant) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 6 (2.4) | |
P/A (mutant) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | |
92 | H (wild type) | 259 (98.5) | 185 (99.5) | 444 (98.9) |
Q (mutant) | 4 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (1.1) | |
108 | Q (wild type) | 262 (99.6) | 186 (100) | 448 (99.8) |
H (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | |
119 | E (wild type) | 257 (97.7) | 186 (100) | 443 (98.7) |
V (mutant) | 6 (2.3) | 0 | 6 (1.3) | |
129 | P (wild type) | 259 (98.5) | 184 (98.9) | 443 (98.7) |
Q (mutant) | 4 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 6 (1.3) | |
149 | V (wild type) | 256 (97.3) | 172 (92.5) | 428 (95.3) |
A (mutant)* | 7 (2.7) | 14 (7.5) | 21 (4.7) | |
157 | D (wild type) | 260 (98.9) | 184 (98.9) | 444 (98.9) |
Y (mutant) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (0.9) | |
N (mutant) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | |
160 | L (wild type) | 263 (100) | 185 (99.5) | 448 (99.8) |
F (mutant) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |
*The most common mutations (prevalence >4%)
†Excludes the 13 patients enrolled into the study at KDH/KMDH and subsequently transferred to QEH.