Non-randomness distribution of micro-RNAs on human chromosomes

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 1 Human chromosomal bands which bear higher numbers of miRNAs (MIRs)

Bands	Relative length	Number of MIRs	F	df
1p36	0.0089	37	2.19	74, 3754
1q22	0.0005	4	4.31	8, 3820
1q24	0.0024	11	2.37	22, 3806
2q13	0.0011	7	3.23	14, 3814
2q35	0.0020	10	2.61	20, 3808
3p21	0.0035	20	3.01	40, 3788
6p21	0.0051	28	2.91	56, 3772
7q22	0.0030	13	2.24	26, 3802
8p23	0.0041	16	2.03	32, 3796
8q24	0.0092	35	2.00	70, 3758
9q22	0.0039	20	2.71	40, 3788
9q34	0.0035	30	4.50	60, 3768
11q12	0.0025	11	2.28	22, 3806
11q13	0.0045	28	3.31	56, 3772
12q13	0.0038	15	2.08	30,3798
14q32	0.0057	73	6.86	146, 3682
16p13	0.0054	38	3.73	76, 3752
16q24	0.0020	8	2.07	16, 3812
17p13	0.0035	16	2.40	32, 3796
17q11	0.0027	15	2.90	30, 3798
17q21	0.0040	23	3.04	46, 3782
17q25	0.0034	20	3.14	40, 3788
19p13	0.0064	46	3.80	92, 3736
19q13	0.0087	96	6.05	192, 3636
20q13	0.0069	31	2.37	62, 3766
21p11	0.0016	9	2.91	18, 3810
22q11	0.0034	14	2.16	28, 3800
22q13	0.0044	20	2.38	40, 3788
Xq26-q28	0.0086	54	3.34	108, 3720

Note: Non-random distribution of MIRs was investigated using the statistical method of Tai et al. (see Ref. [26])