Table 3.
Pattern of deletions in the pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes in the 29 deleted Plasmodium falciparum isolates (n = 29)
| P.f DNA PCR | msp1 | msp2 |
pfhrp2 Exon1 |
pfhrp2 Exon-2 |
pfhrp3 Exon1 |
pfhrp3 Exon-2 |
Sample (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | + | + | − | − | − | − | 8 (27.6%) |
| + | + | + | − | − | − | + | 5 (17.2%) |
| + | + | + | − | − | + | − | 1 (3.4%) |
| + | + | + | − | − | + | + | 2 (6.9%) |
| + | + | + | + | − | − | + | 1 (3.4%) |
| + | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 (10.3%) |
| + | + | + | + | + | − | − | 1 (3.4%) |
| + | + | + | + | + | − | + | 2 (6.9%) |
| + | + | + | + | + | + | − | 6 (20.7%) |
PCR amplification and detection results for the 29 deleted samples. Positive and negative PCR results are represented by (+) and (−) respectively)