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Table 1 Amino acid sequences of PfHRP2 repeats

From: Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) and its effect on the performance of PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests

Name of the repeat Amino acid repeat sequence Antigen observed (PfHRP2)
Type 1 motif AHHAHHVAD +
Type 2 motif AHHAHHAAD +
Type 3 motif AHHAHHAAY −
Type 4 motif AHH +
Type 5 motif AHHAHHASD −
Type 6 motif AHHATD +
Type 7 motif AHHAAD +
Type 8 motif AHHAAY −
Type 9 motif AAY +
Type 10 motif AHHAAAHHATD +
Type 11motf AHN −
Type 12 motif AHHAAAHHEAATH +
Type 13 motif AHHASD −
Type 14 motif AHHAHHATD +
Type 25 motif AHHVAD* +
Type 26 motif AAA* +
Type 27 motif AHHAHHVDT* +
Type 28 motif AHHAHHAPD* +
Type 29 motif AHHAPH* +
Type 30 motif AHHAPD* +
Type 31 motif AHHAHHASN* +
  1. (+): motif present, (−): motifs absent, (*): repeat types not previously reported
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