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. 2018 Jun;72(3):164–169. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2018.72.164-169

Table 2. Distribution of genotypes and allele frequencies of 677C>T MTHFR gene observed in this study compared with those found in other populations. *Statistically significant.

Sample size (n) Distribution of 677C>T MTHFR genotype (n) HWE Frequency of 677C>T MTHFR alleles
Study Country CC CT TT P T, n (%) 95% CI χ2 P
Present study 164 67 87 10 0.008* 107 (32.62)
Biseli et al, 2008 (6) Brazil 194 100 77 17 0.69 111 (28.61) -2.941% - 10.98% 1.167 P = 0.2800
Boduroglu et al, 2004 (7) Turkey 91 58 30 3 0.71 36 (19.78) 4.58% - 20.542% 8.939 P = 0.0028*
Balta et al, 2003 (8) Turkey 185 90 87 8 0.02* 103 (27.84) -2.233% - 11.789% 1.668 P = 0.1965
Basol et al, 2016 (9) Turkey 126 86 35 5 0.55 45 (17.86) 7.442% - 21.779% 15.300 P = 0.0001*
Thirumaran et al, 2005 (10) Germany 1448 600 681 167 0.21 1015 (35.05) -3.211% - 7.78% 0.663 P = 0.4154
Kurzwelly, 2010 (11) Germany 212 96 96 20 0.57 136 (32.08) -6.341% - 7.494% 0.00615 P = 0.9375
Lightfoot et al, 2005 (12) UK 755 356 316 83 0.31 482 (31.92) -4.898% - 6.557% 0.0327 P = 0.8564
Chango et al, 2005 (13) France 119 49 58 12 0.39 82 (34.45) -6.234% - 9.991% 0.134 P = 0.7148
Coppede et al, 2009 (14) Italy 113 40 55 18 0.90 91 (40.26) -0.75% - 16.036% 3.076 P = 0.0794
Kokotas et al, 2009 (15) Denmark 1084 545 449 90 0.85 629 (29.01) -1.806% - 9.304% 1.616 P = 0.2036
Martinez-Friaz, 2008 (16) Spain 188 76 85 27 0.68 139 (36.97) -2.912% - 11.526% 1.273 P = 0.2592
Meguid et al, 2008 (17) Egypt 48 33 12 3 0.21 18 (18.75) 3.328% - 22.884% 6.221 P = 0.0126*
O’Leary et al, 2002 (18) Ireland 192 90 84 18 0.80 120 (31.25) -5.664% - 8.442% 0.0963 P = 0.7563
Wang et al, 2008 (19) China 70 36 29 5 0.79 39 (27.86) -4.871% - 13.771% 0.826 P = 0.3635
Muthuswamy et al, 2016 (20) India 110 80 30 0 0.09 30 (13.64) 11.693% - 25.821% 24.297 P < 0.0001*
Jusić-Karić et al, 2016 (3) BiH 207 91 92 24 0.92 140 (33.82) -5.834% - 8.153% 0.0708 P = 0.7902
Mahmutbegović et al, 2017 (4) BiH 154 71 74 9 0.07 92 (29.87) -4.679% - 10.124% 0.438 P = 0.5080
Damnjanovic et al, 2010 (21) Serbia 412 163 190 59 0.76 308 (37.38) -1.547% - 10.849% 2.105 P = 0.1469
Alfirevic et al. 2010 (22) Croatia 104 37 59 8 0.02* 75 (36.06) -5.008% - 12.013% 0.527 P = 0.4679
Petra et al, 2007 (23) Slovenia 258 112 110 36 0.29 182 (35.27) -4.118% - 9.278% 0.513 P = 0.4737
Li et al, 2013 (24) USA 564 236 246 82 0.17 410 (36.35) -2.329% - 9.544% 1.385 P = 0.2392
Lincz et al, 2003 (25) Australia 299 145 133 21 0.19 175 (29.26) -2.975% - 9.833% 0.976 P = 0.3232