Table 1.

Characteristics of Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays Used in the Study of Parr et al

Sequence, Section	Length in Genome (Outer Primers)	Polymerase Chain Reaction Type
pfhrp2, exon 1/2	308	Nested
pfhrp2, exon 2	842	Single pair of primers
pfhrp3, exon 1/2	301	Single pair of primers
pfhrp3, exon 2	719	Heminested
β-tubulin	77	Single pair of primers
pfldh a	Not applicable	Real-time

^aPositive result used as entry criterion to study.