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. 2011 Aug 3;20(1):27–32. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.134

Table 1. Observed SMN1 genotype frequencies among carrier screening referrals (n=68 471).

  1-copy
2-copy
≥3-copy
 
Ethnicity n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI Total
Pan-ethnica 1162 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 58 094 84.84 (84.6–85.1) 9215 13.46 (13.2–13.7) 68 471
Caucasian 494 2.02 (1.9–2.2) 22 252 90.93 (90.6–91.3) 1725 7.05 (6.7–7.4) 24 471
Ashkenazi Jewish 78 1.34 (1.1–1.7) 4913 84.62 (83.7–85.5) 815 14.04 (13.2–15.0) 5806
Asian 73 1.57 (1.3–2.0) 4148 89.26 (88.4–90.1) 426 9.17 (8.4–10.0) 4647
Hispanic 101 1.32 (1.1–1.6) 6406 83.68 (82.9–84.5) 1148 15.0 (14.2–15.8) 7655
Asian Indian 17 1.74 (1.1–2.8) 808 82.79 (80.4–85.1) 151 15.47 (13.4–17.9) 976
African American 48 0.98 (0.7–1.3) 2536 51.94 (50.5–53.3) 2299 47.08 (45.7–48.5) 4883
Not provided 290 1.68 (1.5–1.9) 14 645 84.97 (84.4–85.5) 2300 13.35 (12.8–13.9) 17 235

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

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2798 individuals of mixed or other ethnicity are included in the pan-ethnic total of 68 471.