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. 2021 Oct 15;141(6):1113–1136. doi: 10.1007/s00439-021-02385-x

Table 2.

Frequencies of decreased (*9, *10, *17, *29 and *41) and increased (duplications) function CYP2D6 alleles across countries/populations

Country n AF, %
*9 *10 *17 *29 *41 Duplication (*1xN, *2xN)
Europe
 Austria 93 1.6 4.3 0 0 12.4 1.6
 Croatia 1119–2637 N/A N/A N/A N/A 10.8 3.4
 Denmark 225–634 3.4 1.3 0 N/A 8.4 0.8
 Estonia 2373–44,448 2 N/A N/A N/A 5.8 0.3
 Finland 56–13,956 1.3 1.1 0 N/A 3.2 4.3
 Germany 195–1758 1.9 1.7 0 N/A 8.4 1.3
 Greece 327 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6
 Hungary 55–591 1.5 1.8 0 0 7.5 1.8
 Italy 174–917 3 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.3 15.2
 Netherlands 105 3 N/A N/A N/A 15 2.9
 Portugal 1138 2.5 2.5 2.2 N/A 6.7 3
 Russia 290–1663 N/A 4.1 N/A N/A 7.6 2.4
 Spain 51–2328 2.5 1.7 0.9 0 4.7 3.5
 Sweden 1816–12,993 2.5 N/A N/A N/A 7.4 0.5
 Turkey 100–785 0.6 7.7 1.1 N/A N/A 5.6
Americas
 Alaska 94 0 4.3 N/A N/A 4.3 N/A
 Brazil 87–1020 1.3 2.2 4.8 2.8 6.2 1.8
 Canada 39–110 N/A 3.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Columbia 121 N/A N/A 1.6 N/A N/A N/A
 Costa Rica 49–197 N/A 0.9 4.1 2.2 3.4 3.8
 Cuba 126–130 N/A 0.6 6.4 N/A N/A N/A
 Mexico 74–243 0.4 2.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 2.8
 Nicaragua 98–137 4.4 3.2 0 N/A N/A N/A
 US 104,509 2.4 1.7 2.7 1.4 8.2 0.9
 US–African American 6762 0.4 3.7 16.8 9.4 2.5 1
 US–Asian 251 0.8 9.2 0.2 0 4.4 1
 US–Caucasian 37,571 2.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 9.6 0.9
 US–Hispanic 2072 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.6 5.7 0.9
 Venezuela 24–179 N/A 3.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Africa
 Egypt 145 N/A 3.4 N/A N/A 15.1 N/A
 Ethiopia 69–122 N/A 8.5 11.2 N/A 22.9 N/A
 Ghana 193 0 3.1 27.7 N/A N/A N/A
 Kenya 195 N/A 1 20.3 15.1 N/A 0.5
 Zimbabwe 76–114 N/A N/A 34 N/A N/A N/A
East Asia
 China 100–1954 0 43.4 0 0 3.3 0.43
 Japan 86–455 0 37 0 0 1.3 0.8
 South Korea 49–1899 0 46.9 0 0 1.8 0
South Asia
 India 160 0 5.9 0 0 12.5 2.2
 Indonesia 144 N/A 28.8 N/A N/A 4.5 N/A
 Thai 920 N/A 49.6 N/A 0.1 6.5 N/A
 Vietnam 136 N/A 43.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Middle East
 Iran 100 N/A 9 0 N/A N/A N/A
 Qatar 107 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 N/A
 Saudi Arabia 101–192 N/A 3 3 2.9 18.4 10.4
 Syria 51 0 2.9 0 N/A N/A 7.8
 United Arab Emirates 151 N/A 3.3 2.5 1.6 15.2 5.9
Oceania
 Australia 5408 2.3 3.3 0.2 N/A 10.2 1.8
 Australia aborigines 239 0 0.8 0.2 N/A N/A N/A
 New Zealand 60 0 6.1 N/A N/A 3.5 N/A
 Papua New Guinea 84–88 0 1.5 0 0 0 12

The corresponding references are provided in Supplementary Table 1

AF allele frequency, n number of individuals genotyped, N/A not available