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Table 4 The MTHFR C677T polymorphism allele frequencies in the African populations

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

 

n

C

T

p

North Africa

    

Moroccans [36]

182

0.73

0.27

<0.0001

West Africa

    

Gambians [40]

24

0.94

0.06

0.69

Nigerians [41]

25

0.94

0.06

1

Burkinabes [42]

382

0.95

0.06

0.18

Coastal Togolese [43]

127

0.92

0.08

1

Inland Togolese [43]

68

0.94

0.06

0.58

Coastal Beninese [43]

270

0.9

0.1

0.85

Ghanaians [44]

174

0.92

0.08

1

East Africa

    

Kenyans [40]

61

0.95

0.05

0.55

South Africa

    

Zambians

116

0.91

0.09

Current study

Malagasy [40]

97

0.93

0.07

0.61

Central Africa

    

Pygmies [40]

8

0.94

0.06

1

Other

    

Bantu [40]

44

0.91

0.09

1

SSA [40]

234

0.93

0.07

0.51