Review Article

Genotyping the High Altitude Mestizo Ecuadorian Population Affected with Prostate Cancer

Table 2

Genotype distribution and allele frequency of polymorphisms in SRD5A2, MTHFR, and AR genes in high altitude Ecuadorian population with prostate cancer.

GenePolymorphismGenotypeGenotypic frequencyAllele frequency
ControlCaseAllControlCaseAll

SRD5A2A49TA/A0.3470.2890.3220.6740.5530.627
A/T0.6530.5260.597
T/T0.0000.1840.0810.3260.4470.373
V89LV/V0.1530.4040.2640.4690.6840.564
V/L0.6320.5610.601
L/L0.2150.0350.1360.5310.3160.436

MTHFRC677TC/C0.4730.2880.3830.7320.6390.687
C/T0.5180.7020.607
T/T0.0090.0100.0090.2680.3610.313

ARCAG repeats≥22 CAGs0.6390.3720.484
≤21 CAGs0.3610.6280.516
GGC repeats≥17 GGCs0.3890.2810.329
≤16 CAGs0.6110.7190.671