Research Article

The Trend in Distribution of Q223R Mutation of Leptin Receptor Gene in Amoebic Liver Abscess Patients from North India: A Prospective Study

Table 3

Association of leptin receptor gene (LEPR) polymorphism at Q223R locus with amoebic liver abscess. ALA case ( ), Control ( ), Q (glutamine) = A (wild), and R (arginine) = G (mutant). value = or <0.05 was considered significant. *Refers to significant values.

rs1137101 = ALA (control)OR95% CI value

QQ versus QR15 (12) : 31 (57)0.4350.181–1.0450.049*
QQ versus RR15 (12) : 9 (33)0.2180.076–0.6290.004*
QR versus RR31 (57) : 9 (33)0.5010.213–1.1820.08