Table 2

 Frequency of the myoglobin gene 79A allele in different ethnic groups

Ethnic groupn79A allele frequency
*Significantly different (p<0.05) from the Han population of northern China.
Han population of northern China3120.72
Japanese41000.755
White32380.46*
Black31890.41*
Hispanic3670.42*
Dallas, Texas, USA55250.43*