Research Article

Role of TGF-β Pathway Polymorphisms in Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: rs900 TGF-β2 Is a Marker of Differential Gender Susceptibility

Table 3

Single nucleotide polymorphism frequencies of IL-10 pathway genes in patients affected by sporadic TAA and the two groups of controls subjects*.

SNPsGenotypesTAA patients
(%)
Control patients
(%)
Healthy controls
(%)

rs1800896GG17 (11.8) 7 (7.8)21 (12.5)
GA66 (45.8)44 (48.9)67 (39.9)
AA61 (42.4)39 (43.3)80 (47.6)

rs1800871CC64 (44.4)45 (50.0)84 (50.0)
CT 65 (45.1)38 (42.2)67 (39.9)
TT15 (10.5) 7 (7.8)17 (10.1)

rs1800872CC64 (44.4)45 (50.0)84 (50.0)
CA65 (45.1)38 (42.2)67 (39.9)
AA15 (10.5) 7 (7.8)17 (10.1)

rs3024496CC16 (11.1) 5 (5.5)19 (11.3)
CT66 (45.8)52 (57.8)69 (41.1)
TT62 (43.1)33 (36.7)80 (47.6)

rs2834167AA67 (46.6)35 (38.9)91 (54.2)
AG66 (45.8)44 (48.9)60 (35.7)
GG 11 (7.6)11 (12.2)17 (10.1)

No significant differences were found comparing TAA patient genotype frequencies with control patient and healthy control groups.