TABLE 2

Allele frequencies of variants identified in the human CHRNA7 gene

Numbering for exons begins with the A of the ATG start codon as nucleotide +1. Numbering in 5′-UTR and intronic positions is relative either to the 5′ or 3′ boundary of the nearest exon.


Position

Variant

Amino Acid

Allele Frequency
Schizophrenic
Control
n (%)
5′-UTR -194 G→C 16/200 (8.0) 21/200 (10.5)
Exon 7 606 C→T 5/200 (2.5) 7/200 (3.5)
Exon 7 690 G→A 18/200 (9.0) 25/200 (12.5)
Exon 9 933 G→A 98/200 (49.0) 99/200 (49.5)
Exon 10 1267 G→A Gly→Ser 1/200 (0.5) 0/200 (0)
Exon 10 1269 C→T 87/200 (43.5) 85/200 (42.5)
Intron 6 IVS6+11 G→A 49/200 (24.5) 50/200 (25.0)
Intron 7 IVS7+21 C→T 68/200 (34.0) 70/200 (35.0)
Intron 7 IVS8-20 G→A 71/200 (35.5) 73/200 (36.5)
Intron 8 IVS8+29 G→C 1/200 (0.5) 0/200 (0)
Intron 9 IVS9+21 A→G 14/200 (7.0) 11/200 (5.5)
Intron 9 IVS9+37 G→C 92/200 (46.0) 94/200 (47.0)
Intron 9
IVS9+87 C→T

94/200 (47.0)
94/200 (47.0)
  • UTR, untranslated region; IVS, intronic variant sequence.