Research Article

STAT4 Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Susceptibility and ANA Status in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Table 6

Correlations between STAT4 haplotypes and autoantibody positivity.

BlockHaplotypeSNPsANA+ (%)ANA (%)P OR95% CIAM+ (%)AMA (%)P Cenp+ (%)Cenp (%)P gp210+ (%)gp210 (%)P
( )( )( )( )( )( )( )

Ars7594501rs16833239rs11889341
1GCC46.7 49.6 0.45 47.746.2 0.83 46.6 46.1 0.89 47.5 49.2 0.73
2GCT41.3 34.7 0.076 38.846.2 0.29 40.3 40.3 1.00 39.4 37.2 0.64
3ATC11.1 14.5 0.17 12.57.7 0.31 12.6 12.3 0.92 11.9 12.2 0.91

Brs7574865rs8179673rs101816560.0
4GAC53.7 61.7 0.035 0.720.53–0.9856.848.1 0.22 54.6 55.3 0.85 56.9 61.4 0.33
5TGG44.3 36.3 0.035 1.401.02–1.9041.546.2 0.51 42.0 43.4 0.72 43.1 38.3 0.30
6GAG1.5 1.6 0.88 1.43.8 0.16 2.5 0.8 0.066  0.00.0 

STAT4: signal transducer activator transcription 4; PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AMA: anti-mitochondrial antibody; ANA: anti-nuclear antibody; Cenp: anti-centromere antibody; gp210: gp210 antibody; : values for indicate two times the number of individuals since each person carries two haplotypes.