Table 5.
Allele frequencies of the ACE gene in different ethnic groups
| |
|
ACE allele frequency |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | I | D | P | |
|
North Africa |
|
|
|
|
| Moroccans [36] |
182 |
0.23 |
0.77 |
<0.0001 |
| Egyptians [47] |
188 |
0.28 |
0.72 |
<0.0001 |
| Algerians [15] |
48 |
0.27 |
0.73 |
<0.0001 |
| Tunisians [15] |
47 |
0.24 |
0.76 |
<0.0001 |
|
West African |
|
|
|
|
| Nigerians [48] |
80 |
0.41 |
0.59 |
<0.0001 |
|
East Africa |
|
|
|
|
| Sudanese [49] |
121 |
0.36 |
0.64 |
<0.0001 |
| Somalis [49] |
53 |
0.27 |
0.73 |
<0.0001 |
|
South Africa |
|
|
|
|
| Zambians |
116 |
0.86 |
0.14 |
Current study |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
| Omanis [49] |
124 |
0.29 |
0.71 |
<0.0001 |
| African Americans [15] |
40 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
<0.0001 |
| Emiratis [50] |
159 |
0.34 |
0.66 |
<0.0001 |
| Greeks [51] |
84 |
0.42 |
0.58 |
<0.0001 |
| Brazilians [52] |
65 |
0.42 |
0.58 |
<0.0001 |
| Chinese, Dahur [53] |
84 |
0.43 |
0.57 |
<0.0001 |
| Caucasians [54] |
733 |
0.54 |
0.46 |
<0.0001 |
| Indians [55] |
166 |
0.54 |
0.46 |
<0.0001 |
| Japanese [56] |
136 |
0.65 |
0.35 |
<0.0001 |
| Chinese [57] |
189 |
0.71 |
0.29 |
0 |
| Pima Indians [58] |
305 |
0.71 |
0.29 |
0 |
| Mexican Teeneks [59] |
64 |
0.78 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
| Yanomami Indians [48] |
49 |
0.85 |
0.15 |
1 |
| Samoans [48] |
58 |
0.91 |
0.09 |
0.46 |
| Australian Aborigines [60] |
184 |
0.97 |
0.03 |
0 |
| Abazians [46] | 126 | 0 | 1 | <0.0001 |