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To review and synthesize global demographic surveys examining the prevalence and population-level distribution of inherited red-green color vision deficiency.

February 16, 2012Journal of the Optical Society of America A

Worldwide prevalence of red-green color deficiency

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JBJennifer BirchUniversity of Georgia

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Literature review reveals marked ethnic differences in red-green color deficiency prevalence across global populations, suggesting founder events and genetic drift drive these variations.

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To review and synthesize global demographic surveys examining the prevalence and population-level distribution of inherited red-green color vision deficiency.
Review of published epidemiological data from large, random population-based surveys evaluating inherited color deficiency across diverse geographic regions and ethnic groups.
Prevalence among European Caucasians is approximately 8% in men and 0.4% in women, compared to 4% to 6.5% in men of Chinese and Japanese ethnicity.
The male-to-female prevalence ratio differs substantially between European and Asian groups, with observed prevalence rising among men of African ethnicity and within immigrant-settled areas.
Disparities in deficiency rates across global populations are primarily attributable to founder events and genetic drift rather than natural selection.

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Jennifer Birch (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fcfa65ea4a61241c5d0567 https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.29.000313

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Literature review reveals marked ethnic differences in red-green color deficiency prevalence across global populations, suggesting founder events and genetic drift drive these variations.

Worldwide prevalence of red-green color deficiency

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Worldwide prevalence of red-green color deficiency

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