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Table 5 Allele frequencies of the ACE gene in different ethnic groups

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

  

ACE allele frequency

 
 

n

I

D

P

North Africa

    

Moroccans [36]

182

0.23

0.77

<0.0001

Egyptians [47]

188

0.28

0.72

<0.0001

Algerians [15]

48

0.27

0.73

<0.0001

Tunisians [15]

47

0.24

0.76

<0.0001

West African

    

Nigerians [48]

80

0.41

0.59

<0.0001

East Africa

    

Sudanese [49]

121

0.36

0.64

<0.0001

Somalis [49]

53

0.27

0.73

<0.0001

South Africa

    

Zambians

116

0.86

0.14

Current study

Other

    

Omanis [49]

124

0.29

0.71

<0.0001

African Americans [15]

40

0.3

0.7

<0.0001

Emiratis [50]

159

0.34

0.66

<0.0001

Greeks [51]

84

0.42

0.58

<0.0001

Brazilians [52]

65

0.42

0.58

<0.0001

Chinese, Dahur [53]

84

0.43

0.57

<0.0001

Caucasians [54]

733

0.54

0.46

<0.0001

Indians [55]

166

0.54

0.46

<0.0001

Japanese [56]

136

0.65

0.35

<0.0001

Chinese [57]

189

0.71

0.29

0

Pima Indians [58]

305

0.71

0.29

0

Mexican Teeneks [59]

64

0.78

0.22

0.21

Yanomami Indians [48]

49

0.85

0.15

1

Samoans [48]

58

0.91

0.09

0.46

Australian Aborigines [60]

184

0.97

0.03

0

Abazians [46]

126

0

1

<0.0001