TABLE 3.

Characteristics of 10 polymorphisms in the ELOVL gene cluster

Gene	SNP	Position (bp)	Alleles	Genotypea			Alleleb		Genotyping Success Rate (%)
			M/m	MM	Mm	mm	M	m
ELOVL2	rs2281591	10990260	A/G	264	135	21	663	177	99.53
	rs12332786	10998735	C/G	236	160	24	632	208	99.53
	rs3798713	11008389	C/G	180	186	45	546	276	97.39
	rs3778166	11032931	G/A	131	206	79	468	364	98.58
	rs9468304	11041932	A/G	207	171	41	585	253	99.29
ELOVL5	rs2294867	53289156	C/A	156	186	66	498	318	96.68
	rs9357760	53325336	A/G	183	179	50	545	279	97.63
	rs2397142	53335501	C/G	186	177	44	549	267	96.45
	rs209512	53338779	A/G	114	217	87	445	391	99.05
	rs12207094	53339377	A/T	335	82	4	750	90	99.76

M, major allele; m, minor allele; MM, major allele homozygote; mm, minor allele homozygote; Mm, heterozygote.

^aNumber of women carrying MM, Mm, or mm.

^bNumber of women carrying M or m.