Table 1 Distribution of HO-1 promoter genotypes and allele frequencies of the three ethnics (Thai, Burmese, Karen) of malaria patients

n

119

240

118

Alleles, n (%)

S

132 (55.5%)

236 (49.2%)

133 (56.4%)

M

93 (39.1%)

205 (42.7%)

81 (34.3%)

L

13 (5.5%)

39 (8.1%)

22 (9.3%)

Genotypes, n (%)

S/S

39 (32.8%)

57 (23.8%)^a

40 (33.9%)

S/M

50 (42.0%)

97 (40.4%)

45 (38.1%)

S/L

4 (3.4%)^b

25 (10.4%)

8 (6.8%)

M/M

18 (15.1%)

49 (20.4%)^c

12 (10.2%)

M/L

7 (5.9%)

10 (4.2%)^d

12 (10.2%)

L/L

1 (0.8%)

2 (0.8%)

1 (0.8%)