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. 2020 Jan 27;16(1):e1008347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008347

Table 2. Distribution of block 5 by population.

Block 5 AFR with Block 5 / Total AFR maps AMR
with
Block 5 / Total
AMR
maps
EAS with Block 5 / Total EAS maps EUR with Block 5 / Total EUR maps SAS with Block 5 / Total SAS maps
2q 0% 0% 0% 0% 4%
3q 54% 61% 76% 65% 35%
5q 88% 90% 97% 92% 82%
6p 56% 41% 21% 22% 32%
6q 83% 77% 62% 78% 80%
7p 7% 0% 0% 3% 7%
8p 81% 81% 67% 88% 78%
9q 62% 30% 48% 32% 15%
11p 49% 42% 21% 43% 35%
15q 93% 97% 97% 92% 93%
16q 14% 0% 0% 0% 4%
19p 10% 27% 47% 18% 19%

Table 2 shows the frequency of Block 5 on different chromosomes (rows) for each super population (columns). AFR stands for the Africa super population category, AMR for Ad Mixed American, EAS for East Asian, EUR for European, and SAS for South Asian. Based on the Stong reference block 5 had previously been found on 5q, 6p, 6q, 8p, 11p, 15q, and 19p. In our dataset it was also found on 2q, 3q, 7p, 9q, and 16q.