TABLE 1

Hepatic CBR1 expression in samples stratified by ethnicity and AIM-determined geographical ancestry

Number of samples is indicated in parentheses.




Ethnicity Black

White

AIM-Determined Geographical Ancestry Sub-Saharan African

European

p (Black vs. Sub-Saharan African)

p (White vs. European)
CBR1 mRNA (relative -fold) 4.8 ± 4.3 (23) 3.6 ± 3.6 (30) 4.8 ± 4.3 (23) 3.9 ± 3.8 (33) 1.000 0.728
CBR1 protein (nmol/g cytosolic protein) 8.0 ± 3.4 (28) 9.0 ± 4.6 (28) 8.1 ± 3.5 (25) 9.9 ± 4.8 (20) 0.897 0.522
Maximal CBR activity (nmol doxol/min · mg)
4.2 ± 2.3 (20)
3.9 ± 2.1 (40)
4.2 ± 2.3 (20)
3.9 ± 2.2 (29)
1.000
0.991