Table 2

Linkage disequilibrium between 12q24.1 markers and the SCA2 mutation

LocusAllelePatients (frequency)Controls (frequency)χ2pDδ
Northern European
D12S133257/17 (0.41)7/70 (0.10)9.850.00170.340.34
65/17 (0.29)40/70 (0.57)4.210.04010.22−0.65
D12S167257/14 (0.50)3/77 (0.04)21.24<0.00010.480.48
75/14 (0.36)54/77 (0.70)4.730.0300.23−1.13
D12S133326/17 (0.35)9/66 (0.14)4.280.0380.230.24
88/17 (0.47)3/66 (0.04)17.71<0.00010.460.45
Whole population
D12S133258/23 (0.35)10/104 (0.10)9.80.00170.280.28
69/23 (0.39)48/104 (0.46)0.14NS
D12S167257/18 (0.39)8/101 (0.08)13.300.00030.330.34
76/18 (0.33)66/101 (0.65)6.550.01050.23−0.91
D12S133328/22 (0.36)9/96 (0.09)10.570.00110.300.30
811/22 (0.50)4/96 (0.04)29.880.00000.500.48
D12S1332−D12S1672−D12S1333 haplotype
6−7−2      5/16 (0.31)4/46 (0.09)3.21NS
5−5−8      6/17 (0.35)0/50 (0.00)15.29<0.00010.480.35
  • NS = not significant.