Population Alu 51 Alu 182 ACE TPA25 Alu 9 Alu 60 Alu 225 Alu 50 Alu 109 Alu 65 Alu 201 Alu 241 African American + 0.47 - 0.53 + 0.33 - 0.67 + 0.49 - 0.51 + 0.30 - 0.70 + 0.53 - 0.47 + 0.59 - 0.41 + 0.73 - 0.27 + 0.05 - 0.95 + 0.29 - 0.71 + 0.56 - 0.44 + 0.59 - 0.41 + 0.00 - 1.00 Greenland natives + 0.42 - 0.58 + 0.77 - 0.23 + 0.55 - 0.45 + 0.33 - 0.67         + 0.33 - 0.67 + 0.42 - 0.58 + 0.39 - 0.61   Asian     + 0.30** - 0.70 + 0.59** - 0.41 + 0.48* - 0.52 + 0.53* - 0.47 + 0.72 - 0.28 + 0.89* - 0.11       + 0.13 - 0.87 European Caucasian + 0.48 - 0.52 + 0.44 - 0.56     + 0.35 - 0.65 + 0.53 - 0.47 + 0.70 - 0.30 + 0.47 - 0.53 + 0.41 - 0.59 + 0.45 - 0.55 + 0.58 - 0.42 + 0.23 - 0.77 Egyptian + 0.35 - 0.65 + 0.43 - 0.57 + 0.68# - 0.32 + 0.51 - 0.49 + 0.00 - 1.00 + 0.29 - 0.71 + 0.60 - 0.40 + 0.35 - 0.65 + 0.39 - 0.61 + 0.28 - 0.72 + 0.34 - 0.66 + 0.27 - 0.73 Total Estimate$ + 0.43 - 0.57 + 0.49 - 0.51 + 0.51 - 0.49 + 0.43 - 0.57 + 0.34 - 0.66 + 0.49 - 0.51 + 0.69 - 0.31 + 0.44 - 0.56 + 0.36 - 0.64 + 0.43 - 0.57 + 0.48 - 0.52 + 0.16 - 0.84 *Article does not distinguish between Asian or Alaskan native populations tested **Alaskan native values, #control population in rheumatoid heart disease study $The total values represent a hypothetical assumption of each population contributing equally to the world population (the average of the values)

Table 2: Population Variation of Alu Dimorphisms [3,4,21,24,25].