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. 2017 Jul 26;17(3):341–361. doi: 10.1007/s40268-017-0195-7

Table 4.

Genotypic and allelic frequencies of CYP2C19 in the Middle East and North Africa region

References Country Study population Sample size Genotypic frequencies (%) Allelic frequencies (%)
*1/*1 *1/*2 *1/*3 *2/*2 *2/*3 *3/*3 *1 *2 *3
[67] Bahraina Healthy volunteers 75 33.3 33.3 NA 8.0 NA NA 53.3 26.0 NA
[47] Egypt Healthy volunteers 247 78.5 20.2 0.4 0.8 0 0 88.9 10.9 0.2
[73] Egypt Male agricultural workers 120 93.3 5.8 NA 0.8 NA NA 96.2 3.8 NA
[74] Gaza Strip Children with hematological malignancy 52 80.8 15.4 1.9 1.9 0 0 89.4 9.6 1.0
Healthy volunteers 200 86.5 6.5 1.5 3 0.5 2.0 90.5 6.5 3.0
[53] Iran Healthy volunteers 200 75.0 22.0 0 3.0 0 0 86.0 14.0 0
[75] Irana Healthy volunteers 180 41.7 18.3 NA 2.2 NA NA 65.3 13.1 0
[27] Iran Healthy volunteers of Baluch descent 140 78.6 20.0 0.7 0 0 0.7 88.9 10.0 1.1
[76] Iran Patients with erosive reflux esophagitis 82 70.7 24.3 3.7 1.3 0 0 84.8 13.4 1.8
[56] Iran Patients taking maintenance warfarin 99 76.8 21.2 0.1 0 0.1 0 87.9 11.1 1.0
[77] Iran Patients taking clopidogrel for elective PCI 112 NR 89.0 10.1 0.9
[78] Iran Patients with PCI for CAD 43 72.1 23.3 NA 4.7 NA NA 83.7 16.3 NA
[79] Iran Patients with in-stent restenosis while taking appropriate DAPT for PCI 50 86.0 14.0 NA 0 NA NA 93.0 7.0 NA
Patients without in-stent restenosis while taking DAPT for PCI 50 92.0 8.0 NA 0 NA NA 96.0 4.0 NA
[80] Israel Healthy volunteers 140 70.7 25.0 1.4 2.9 0 0 83.9 15.4 0.7
[81] Israel Volunteers of Yemenite descent 36 77.8 19.4 0 2.8 0 0 87.5 12.5 0
Volunteers of Bedouin descent 50 76.0 20.0 2.0 2.0 0 0 87.0 12.0 1.0
[57] Jordan Healthy volunteers 158 78.5 18.4 0 3.2 0 0 87.7 12.3 0
[82] Jordan Healthy male volunteers 78 74.4 19.2 0 6.4 0 0 84.0 16.0 0
[67] Kuwaita Healthy volunteers 100 41.0 35.0 NA 3.0 NA NA 61.5 22.0 NA
[83] Lebanon Healthy volunteers 161 75.8 20.5 0.6 3.1 0 0 86.3 13.4 0.3
[84] Saudi Arabiaa Healthy volunteers 201 40.3 14.4 NA 0.005 NA NA 62.9 11.2 NA
[85] Saudi Arabia Healthy military recruits 97 NR 87.0 13.0 0
[86] Saudi Arabia Patients taking clopidogrel for ACS 90 67.0 3.0 0 32.0 0 0 67.8 32.2 0
[67] Tunisiaa Healthy volunteers 258 47.3 12.8 NA 0.3 NA NA 69.8 8.9 0
[43] Turkey Healthy volunteers 94 78.1 16.7 NA 3.1 NA NA 88.3 11.7 0
[87] Turkey Healthy volunteers 404 76.0 22.3 0.7 1.0 0 0 87.5 12.1 0.4
[44] Turkey Outpatients of epilepsy clinic 102 55.9 17.6 10.8 5.9 9.8 0 70.1 19.6 10.3
[88] Turkeya Children, 2–18 years old 244 44.3 12.3 0 1.2 0 0 65.6 10.0 0
[89] Turkey Patients taking clopidogrel for ICVD 51 70.6 25.5 0 3.9 0 0 83.3 16.7 0

ACS acute coronary syndrome, CAD coronary artery disease, CYP cytochrome P450, DAPT dual anti-platelet therapy, ICVD ischemic cerebrovascular disease, MACE major adverse cardiac event, NA not assessed, NR not reported, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention

aAdditional CYP2C19 alleles assessed; therefore, percentages do not add to 100%