Clinical Research
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2005; 11(5): 681-685
Published online Feb 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i5.681
Table 4 Allele and genotype frequencies of the promoter polymorphism at position -159 of the CD14 gene.
CD14 genotypesGenotyped for the CARD15/NOD2 gene
CD
UC
Controls
No variant (n = 47)At least one variant (n= 73)No variant (n= 49)At least one variant (n= 36)No variant (n= 81)At least onevariant (n = 19)
CC17161814349
CT21322315319
TT, n (%)9 (19.1)25 (34.2) (P = 0.012)a8 (16.3)7 (19.4) (P = 0.156)16 (19.7)1 (5.3)
CD14 Alleles
C, n (%)55 (58.5)64 (43.8)59 (60.2)43 (59.7)99 (61.1)27 (71)
T, n (%)39 (41.5)82 (56.2) (P = 0.003)b39 (39.8)29 (40.3) (P = 0.24)63 (38.8)11 (28.9)