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Table 3 The APOE allele frequencies in the African populations

From: Frequency of APOE, MTHFR and ACE polymorphisms in the Zambian population

 

n

ε2

ε3

ε4

p

North Africa

     

Mauritanians [35]

20

0.08

0.83

0.1

0

Moroccans [36]

100

0.07

0.85

0.09

0

Tunisians [37]

180

0.04

0.87

0.09

0

West Africa

     

Ghanaians [32]

110

0.15

0.61

0.24

0.89

Gabonese [35]

25

0.12

0.68

0.2

0.48

Nigerians [38]

365

0.03

0.68

0.3

0.03

Bombareans (Mali) [35]

16

0.06

0.72

0.22

0.12

Guineans [35]

30

0.23

0.6

0.17

0.1

Beninese [19]

97

0.1

0.74

0.16

0.11

Togolese [35]

19

0.32

0.47

0.21

0.01

Djernas (Niger) [35]

16

0.06

0.81

0.13

0.01

Haoussas (Niger) [35]

37

0.03

0.78

0.19

0.01

Burkinabese [35]

20

0.38

0.5

0.13

0

Songhais (Mali) [35]

17

0.21

0.74

0.06

0

Senegalese [35]

33

0.03

0.94

0.03

<0.0001

East Africa

     

Ethiopians [19]

164

0.03

0.81

0.14

0

Ugandans [33]

140

0.16

0.59

0.25

0.85

Tanzanians [34]

143

0.14

0.65

0.21

0.66

Rwandese [35]

21

0.1

0.67

0.24

0.62

Kenyans [34]

61

0.09

0.59

0.32

0.5

Southern Africa

     

Zambians (current study)

116

0.14

0.6

0.27

current study

Tswanas [32]

100

0.15

0.57

0.29

0.86

South Africans [2]

505

0.190

0.52

0.29

0.43

Sudanese [35]

103

0.08

0.62

0.29

0.49

Khoisans [39]

247

0.08

0.55

0.37

0.2

Malagasy [35]

22

0.23

0.59

0.18

0.12

Central Africa

     

Central Africa Republicans (Pygmies) [35]

70

0.06

0.54

0.41

0.05

Congolese (Congo DR) [35]

24

0.04

0.63

0.33

0.06

Other

     

Sub-Saharans(SSA) [35]

470

0.12

0.71

0.18

0.27