No statistically significant correlation was found between the multiplicity of infection and age groups of different patients for msp-1 (Spearman rank coefficient = 0.050; P = 0.6), msp-2, (Spearman rank coefficient = 0.094; P = 0.3) and for glurp genes (Spearman rank coefficient = 0.036; P = 0.7) (Table 5). The gene discussed is ATAD1; the disease is infection.