Figure 1

var transcript quantity and retinopathy.

Dot plots showing the transcript quantity of different var subsets and Pfsir2 in parasites from children with cerebral malaria either without or with retinopathy (CM-R^– and CM-R⁺). Each dot represents a single isolate. GroupA_median = is the median transcript quantity obtained with primers gpA1 and gpA2 (Table S1). DC8_median is the median transcript quantity obtained with the four-dc8 targeting primers. Group B and C represent the transcript quantity obtained with the primers b1 and c2 (Table S1). The red horizontal bar is the overall median. Significance of difference between CM-R^– and CM-R⁺ are indicated as p values calculated using the Mann-whitney U test.