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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*	+

(+): motif present, (−): motifs absent, (*): repeat types not previously reported

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ISSN: 1756-0500

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