Table 2.
Base pair range and number of detected genotypes of the respective msp-1 and msp-2 gene families in P. falciparum isolates from 315 malaria patients in Cameroon
| Marker | msp-1 | msp-2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | MAD20 | R033 | FC27 | 3D7/IC | |
| Number of different genotypes per allele | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| Allele range (bp) | 153–335 | 175–205 | 155 | 140–387 | 200–568 |
| Total per locus | 16 | 27 | |||
| Genotypes frequency for allele type occurring at a frequency < 10% | 9 (100%) | 5 (97.5%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (83.3%) | 14 (95.3%) |
| Total per allele | 14 (87.5%) | 24 (88.9%) | |||
| Genotypes frequency for allele type occurring at a frequency > 10% | 0 (0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (100%) | 2 (16.7%) | 1 (6.7%) |
| Total per allele | 2 (12.5%) | 3 (11.1%) | |||