Research Article

Possible Association of IL-4 VNTR Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Preeclampsia

Table 2

Genotypes and alleles frequency of the IL-4 VNTR polymorphism in PE patients and controls.

GenotypeCase (%)Control (%) valueOR (95% CI)

RP1/RP1128 (66.7)161 (86.6)Ref = 1
RP1/RP256 (29.1)25 (13.6) 0.00012.8 (1.7–8.8)
RP2/RP28 (4.2)0 (0)0.002
Allele
 RP1312 (81.2)347 (93.3)Ref = 1
 RP272 (18.8)25 (6.7)0.00013.1 (1.91–4.93)