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Table 2 Prevalence of Xq21.33 in different populations

From: Is the HERV-K HML-2 Xq21.33, an endogenous retrovirus mutated by gene conversion of chromosome X in a subset of African populations, associated with human breast cancer?

 

Caucasian

African

African American

(chi square test, p value)

BrC

0/95

   

No BrC

0/8

 

0/9

 

Ghana BRC

 

6/87

  

Nigeria BrC + no BRC

 

49/435

  

Pygmy

 

1/6

  

African American BrC (women)

  

6/51

 

African American aPCa (men)

  

3/42

 

HIV+

0/6

 

1/3(men) 0/8 women

 

Total

0/109 (0%)

56/528 (10.6)

10/113 (8.8%%)

 
  1. aPCA Prostate Cancer
  2. Detection of HERV-K HML-2 Xq21.33 virus in the DNA of populations from African and Caucasian ancestry. The P values shows the statistical significance difference of Xq21.33 virus detection between Caucasian individuals and population from African ancestry. The statistical test Chi-square without Yates correction was used. The X2 and p values are indicated. Caucasian Vs African, (X2 = 16.094, p < 0.0001). Caucasian Vs African American, (X2 = 14.959, p < 0.0001)
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

ISSN: 1750-9378

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