Table 2

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

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%)

Kullo and Ding BMC Genetics 2007 8:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-8-48