Research Article
Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Proteins Polymorphisms and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Mwanza, Tanzania
Table 1
Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 diversity.
| Genes | Allele | Positive n/N (%) | Fragment sizes (bp) | Number of alleles | MOI |
| msp1 | MAD20 | 51/102 (50) | 150–300 | 08 | 1.63 | K1 | 77/102 (75.6) | 160–300 | 09 | 1.50 | RO33 | 45/102 (43.6) | 120–200 | 04 | 1.11 | MAD20/K1 | 31/100 (31.0) | | | | MAD20/RO33 | 30/101(29.5) | | | | K1/RO33 | 32.1/100 (32.1) | | | | MAD20/K1/RO33 | 19/100 (19.0) | | | |
| msp2 | 3D7 | 94/115 (81.7) | 100–400 | 15 | 1.58 | FC27 | 92/115 (76.9) | 250–550 | 10 | 1.24 | 3D7/FC27 | 75/115 (65.4) | | | |
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