Table 2
 Frequency of the myoglobin gene 79A allele in different ethnic groups
Ethnic group
n
79A allele frequency
*Significantly different (p<0.05) from the Han population of northern China.
Han population of northern China
312
0.72
Japanese
4
100
0.755
White
3
238
0.46*
Black
3
189
0.41*
Hispanic
3
67
0.42*
Dallas, Texas, USA
5
525
0.43*