Research Article

The Association of −330 Interleukin-2 Gene Polymorphism with Its Plasma Concentration in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Table 3

The comparisons between genotypes in each MS and control group.

GenotypesPatients ( )Controls ( )
Mean concentration of IL-2 ± SD ( ) valueMean concentration of IL-2 ± SD ( ) value

G/G versus T/T0.32 ± 0.26 (20) versus 1.288 ± 0.795 (42)0.00010.221 ± 0.108 (37) versus 0.5 ± 0.44 (28)0.0004
G/G versus G/T0.32 ± 0.26 (20) versus 0.3 ± 0.382 (38) 0.830.221 ± 0.108 (37) versus 0.24 ± 0.149 (35)0.53
T/T versus G/T1.288 ± 0.795 (42) versus 0.3 ± 0.382 (38)0.00010.5 ± 0.44 (28) versus 0.24 ± 0.149 (35)0.0013