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

Table 3.

Frequencies of common functional CYP2C19 alleles across countries/populations

Country n AF, %
*2 *3 *17
Europe
 Croatia 1119–1247 15.2 N/A 23.5
 Czech Republic 42–265 8 N/A 29
 Denmark 69–634 15.8 0 20.1
 Estonia 2407–44,448 13.5 0 26.4
 Finland 177–13,956 17.5 0 19.6
 Germany 60–1758 14.9 1.8 24.9
 Greece 283–327 14.1 0 18.2
 Hungary 112–591 13.3 0.9 23
 Italy 360–917 11.8 0 22.1
 Netherlands 428–1158 14.1 0.2 19
 Norway 83–403 15.3 0.3 22
 Poland 166–791 16.3 N/A 29.8
 Portugal 33–400 13.4 0 28.8
 Russia 290–1663 13.6 0.3 15
 Slovakia 26 19 N/A 33
 Spain 78–2328 14 0 17.1
 Sweden 110–2020 14 0.5 19.2
 Turkey 96–785 11.3 1.8 24
 UK 91–168 13.4 N/A 24.2
Americas
 Brazil 1034–1212 14.8 0 19.2
 Columbia 189–239 8.7 0 17.6
 Costa Rica 141 7.1 0 10.3
 Cuba 267 10.1 2.6 16.1
 Mexico 238 8.6 0 14.3
 Nicaragua 212 8.3 N/A 6.8
 US 3342 16.5 0.1 20.3
 US–African American 250 19.4 0.4 18.2
 US–Asian 250 27.6 4.8 6.2
 US–Caucasian 250 13.2 0.4 15.8
 US–Hispanic 250 12.8 0 15.2
 US–Native 50 11 0 9
 Venezuela 680 7.3 2.3 N/A
Africa
 Egypt 247 11 0.2 N/A
 Ethiopia 70–190 13.3 2.3 13.2
 Ghana 169 5.9 0 N/A
 Morocco 290 11.4 0 N/A
 Tanzania 251 17.9 0.6 N/A
 Uganda 99 12.6 1 17.2
 Zimbabwe 168 4.2 N/A N/A
East Asia
 China 824–5679 29.1 4.4 1.2
 Japan 84–1194 30 11.3 1.1
 South Korea 271–648 28.3 8.6 1.5
South Asia
 India 206–600 35.2 2.4 19.2
 Indonesia 96–166 34 6.9 4.7
 Thai 1051 27 6 4
 Vietnam 100 20.5 2.5 1
Middle East
 Iran 82–200 12.9 0.7 21.6
 Qatar 108–976 11.6 0.3 20.4
 Saudi Arabia 97–201 11.2 0 25.7
Oceania
 Australia 5408 16.4 0.2 20.2
 Australia aborigines 239 35.5 14.3 N/A
 New Zealand 312 18.9 N/A  > 17
 Papua New Guinea 172–401 45 16.9 N/A

The corresponding references are provided in Supplementary Table 2

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