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. 2019 Aug 16;6(7):531–540. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12822

Table 2.

Main ethnic origins of the countries with the highest number of patients with spinocerebellar ataxias

Regions and Countries Main Ethnic Origins
North America
Canada European: British, French, Irish, German, Italian, Slav, Dutch
Native American Indian and Inuit
Asian: Indian, Chinese, Philippian, Jew
United States European: British, Irish, German, Italian, French, Dutch, Slav, Scandinavian
African
Native American Indian
Asian: Chinese, Indian, Philippian, Jew
Mexico Native American Indian
European: Spanish, British, Irish, Italian, German, French, Dutch
Asian: Arabian, Chinese, Korean, Jew
Central America
Cuba African
European: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Slav, Dutch, Greek
Native American Indian
Asian: Chinese, Japanese
South America
Venezuela European: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German
Native American Indian
African
Colombia European: Spanish, Italian, German
Native American Indian
African
Asian: Arabian, Chinese, Japanese, Jew
Peru Native American Indian
European Spanish, Austrian, British, French, German, Croatian
Asian: Chinese, Japanese, Arabian
African
Chile European: Spanish, German, Croatian, Greek
Native American Indian
Asian: Arabian, Chinese, Japanese
Argentina European: Spanish, Italian, German, Slav, French
Native American Indian
Asian: Arabian, Jew
Brazil European: Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Slav, Dutch
African
Native American Indian
Asian: Arabian, Japanese, Chinese, Jew