Research Article

Clinical Variation of Plasmodium falciparum eba-175, ama-1, and msp-3 Genotypes in Young Children Living in a Seasonally High Malaria Transmission Setting in Burkina Faso

Table 1

Sequences of the primers and PCR conditions.

Sequences PCR conditions

eba-175
First
reaction
 5′-CAAGAAGCAGTTCCTGAGGAA-3′ (forward) 
 5′-CTCAACATTCATATTAACAATTC-3′ (reverse)
D (94°C for 1 min), A (56°C for 1 min), 
Ex (72° for 2 min), FEx (72°C for 3 min), Cy (29 cycles)
Second
reaction
 5′-GAGGAAAACACTGAAATAGCACAC-3′ (forward) 
  5′ CAATTCCTCCAGACTGTTGAACAT-3 (reverse)
D (94°C for 1 min), A (56°C for 1 min),
Ex (72°C for 2 min), FEx (72°C for 3 min), Cy (24 cycles)
ama-1
First
reaction
 VM785/3: 5′-CCGGATCCCCTTTGAGTTTACATATATG-3′ (forward) 
 VM990: 5′-AAA TTC TTT CTA GGG CAA AC-3′ (reverse)
D (95°C for 2 min 30 s), A (51°C for 30 s),
Ex (68°C for 45 s), FEx (68°C for 5 min), Cy (30 cycles)
Second
reaction
 VM815/3: 5′-GGA ACT CAA TAT AGA CTT CC-3′ (forward) 
 VM990: 5′-AAA TTC TTT CTA GGG CAA AC-3′ (reverse)
D (95°C for 2 min 30 s), A (51°C for 30 s),
Ex (68°C for 45 s), FEx (68°C for 5 min), Cy (35 cycles)
msp-3
First PCR
reaction
159F: 5′-ATGTTGCTAGTAAAGAAATTG-3′ (forward) 
745R: 5′-CATAACTAGAAGCTTCTTTTGC-3′ (reverse)
D (94°C for 30 s), A (54°C for 30 s),
Ex (68°C for 2 min), FEx (68°C for 5 min), Cy (30 cycles)
Second PCR
reaction
188F: 5′-ATAATCTTAACTTAAGAAATGC-3′ (forward) 
745R: 5′-CATAACTAGAAGCTTCTTTTGC-3′ (reverse)
D (94°C for 30 s), A (54°C for 30 s),
Ex (68°C for 2 min), FEx (68°C for 5 min), Cy (40 cycles)

D: denaturation; A: annealing; Ex: extension: FEx: final extension; Cy: number of cycles.