title: Apolipoprotein A-IV polymorphism in Singapore ethnic groups.
abstract: A total of 627 subjects comprising 455 Chinese, 127 Dravidian Indians and 45 Malays were investigated for serum Apo A-IV polymorphism. The frequency of Apo A-IV*2 was found to be significantly higher (p less than 0.001) in Indians (0.043) compared to that in the Chinese (0.010) and Malays (0.011). The frequency of A-IV*3 was found to be around 0.02 in all the ethnic groups. A low frequency of A-IV*4 (less than 0.01) was observed in the Chinese and Indians. The phenotypic distribution of Apo A-IV was at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the three ethnic groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012846:Singapore; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001054:Apolipoproteins A; C022205:apolipoprotein A-IV