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. 2012 Mar 19;30(12):1321–1328. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.8133

Table A2.

Reported Ethnic Composition by CJM Status in Self-Identified Jewish Individuals (n = 783)

Ethnicity Non-CJM Mutation (n = 68)
CJM Mutation (n = 715)
P*
No. % No. %
Jewish, unspecified 2 2.9 41 5.7 .33
Jewish, Ashkenazi 64 94 649 91 .36
Jewish, Sephardic 3 4.4 5 0.7 .004
White, unknown country of origin 39 57 343 48 .14
English 2 2.9 23 3.2 .90
German 4 5.9 29 4.1 .47
Polish 3 4.4 45 6.3 .54
Russian 4 5.9 76 11 .22

NOTE. The most common ethnicities plus Sephardic ancestry are listed. Not all participants reported ethnicity. Individuals could report up to four ethnicities, so percentages add up to greater than 100%.

Abbreviation: CJM, common Jewish mutation.

*

P values are based on the normal approximation to the binomial distribution.