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Table 2 Summary of host polymorphism frequencies in the study

From: An assessment of the impact of host polymorphisms on Plasmodium falciparum vargene expression patterns among Kenyan children

Host polymorphism

Allelic states

Frequency in dataset (%)

Frequency in previous studies (Reference)

ABO blood group

Blood group O

108 (43.2%)

44.7% [23]

Blood group A

76 (30.4%)

25.5% [23]

Blood group B

54 (21.6%)

20.2% [23]

Blood group AB

12 (4.8%)

9.6% [23]

CD36 (T188G)

Wild type (T/T)

153 (86.9%)

83.5% [11]

Heterozygous (T/G)

22 (12.5%)

15.6% [11]

Homozygous (G/G)

1 (0.6%)

0.9% [11]

ICAM1 (K29M)

Wild type (K29/K29)

79 (44.9%)

45% [12]

Heterozygous (K29/M29)

74 (42.0%)

44% [12]

Homozygous (M29/M29)

23 (13.1%)

11% [12]

HbS

Wild type (HbAA)

198 (93.8%)

91.8% [24]

Heterozygous (HbAS)

12 (5.7%)

7.7% [24]

Homozygous (HbSS)

1 (0.5%)

0.5% [24]

Alpha-thalassaemia

Wild type (αα/αα)

77 (36.0%)

35% [25]

Heterozygous (-α/αα)

106 (49.5%)

48% [25]

Homozygous (-α/-α)

31 (14.5%)

17% [25]

  1. The proportion of children with each host polymorphism in the present study is compared to proportions observed in previous studies in the same geographical setting and the respective publications indicated.