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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2006; 12(31): 5033-5036
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5033
Table 3 Frequencies of PGC Allele 6 carriers within populations
PopulationnAllele 6 Carriersn (%)
Our StudyCaucasian (Porto, Portugal)12792 (72.4)
Ohtaki et al, 1997Asian (Fukui, Japan)17782 (46.3)
Liu et al, 2003Asian (Shenyang, China)4224 (57.1)
Asian (Zhuanghe, China)11369 (61.0)