Research Article

MUTYH Gene Polymorphisms as Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 5

Frequencies of MUTYH haplotype (Ht7) of RA patients with various clinical features.

Ht6 genotypeRFExtra-articularErosionHt8 genotypeRFErosion
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Ht6/non-ht6 ()10 (76.9)7 (53.8)9 (69.2)Ht8/non-ht8 ()6 (85.7)3 (42.9)
Non-ht6/non-ht6 ()130 (72.6)84 (46.9)88 (49.2)Non-ht8/non-ht8 ()134 (72.4)94 (50.8)
P 0.736 0.630 0.162 0.438 0.679
OR1.256 1.319 2.327 OR2.284 0.726
95% CI0.33–4.760.43–4.080.69–7.8395% CI0.27–19.440.16–3.33

95% CI: 95% confidence intervals. OR: odds ratio.
RF: rheumatoid factors.