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Table 3 Frequencies of P. falciparum mutant gene haplotypes identified in blood donors

From: Characterization of putative drug resistant biomarkers in Plasmodium falciparum isolated from Ghanaian blood donors

Gene

Total number of mutant haplotypes identified

Percentage mutant haplotypes identified

Pfcrt (n = 77)

 CVIET

9

11.6%

Pfmdr1 (n = 74)

 NFD

4

5.4%

 NYY

4

5.4%

 YFN

6

8.1%

 NFY

8

10.8%

Pfdhfr (n = 79)

 Single mutation

  NRSI

17

21.5%

  NCNI

20

25.3%

  Double mutation

  

  NRNI

6

7.6%

  Triple mutation

  

  IRNI

19

24.0%

Pfdhps (n = 79)

 Single mutation haplotype

  SGKAA

13

16.4%

 Double mutation haplotype

 AGKAA

12

15.2%

 Triple mutation haplotype

  AGKAS

11

13.9%

  AGKSA

9

11.4%

  FGKAS

5

6.3%

 Quadruple mutation haplotype

  AGKSS

5

6.3%

 Quintuple mutation haplotype

 AGESS

14

17.7%

Kelch 13 (n = 84)

Non-synonymous mutations

  P615L

4

4.8%

  A578S

4

4.8%

  C580Y

3

3.6%

  I543V

2

2.4%

  A676S

1

1.2%