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Table 2 Number of genes in different biological processes with significantly higher F ST (empirical P ≤ 0.05) in at least one SNP

From: Patterns of population differentiation of candidate genes for cardiovascular disease

Biological process (gene number)

Pairwise population comparisons

Total

 

YRI vs. CEU

YRI vs. CHB+JPT

CEU vs. CHB+JPT

 

Apoptosis (147)

20 (13.6%)

32 (21.8%)

17 (11.6%)

46 (31.3%)

Blood circulation and gas exchange (13)

1 (7.7%)

2 (15.4%)

0 (0%)

2 (15.4%)

Blood clotting (40)

7 (17.5%)

6 (15.0%)

5 (12.5%)

9 (22.5%)

Homeostasis (9)

-

-

-

-

Immune response (151)

20 (13.2%)

19 (12.6%)

10 (6.6%)

35 (23.2%)

Lipoprotein metabolism (53)

11 (20.8%)

9 (17.0%)

5 (9.4%)

18 (34.0%)

Total (364)

51 (14.0%)

63 (17.3%)

32 (8.8%)

110 (30.2%)