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Table 1 Prevalence of Pfmdr-1 polymorphisms among isolates from P. falciparum patients from LRRH, Uganda

From: High prevalence of Pfmdr-1 N86 and D1246 genotypes detected among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda

SNPs codon

Pfmdr-1 alleles

Examined

Positive

Prevalence %

Codon 1246

Wild (1246D)

52

48

92.3

Mutant (1246Y)

52

4

7.7

Codon 86

Wild (N86)

50

45

90.0

Mutant (86Y)

50

5

10.0

  1. SNPs: single nucleotide polymorphism, Pfmdr-1: P. falciparum multidrug resistance 1 gene