Research Article

Mannose-Binding Lectin Promoter Polymorphisms and Gene Variants in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from Cantabria (Northern Spain)

Table 1

Allelic frequencies of MBL2 structural variants and promoter polymorphisms in healthy controls and patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Structural variantsPromoter polymorphisms
A B C D L H Y X P Q

Controls
 (n = 441)0.7820.1430.0080.0670.6550.3450.7600.2400.8150.195
PTB Patients
 (n = 107)0.8360.1310.0090.0230.6780.3220.7760.2240.7570.243
valuea,b0.014
OR0.33
(95% CI)(0.13–0.84)

aOnly D variant showed significant differences between the two groups. The rest of structural and promoter alleles did not show significant differences.
bThe study had 74% power for detecting an odds ratio (OR) ≥ 2.