Research Article

Polymorphisms in Autophagy-Related Gene IRGM Are Associated with Susceptibility to Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases

Table 5

Haplotype analysis of case groups and healthy control group.

HaplotypeControls (%)AITDPOR (95%CI)GD (%)POR (95%CI)HT (%)POR (95% CI)

CTA645
(40.98)
679
(43.64)
0.1321.115 (0.968-1.285)441 (45.28)0.0301.195
(1.017-1.404)
238 (40.89)0.9750.997 (0.822-1.210)
TCG610
(38.75)
548
(35.22)
0.0440.861 (0.745-0.996)331 (33.98)0.0170.816
(0.690-0.964)
218 (37.46)0.5680.944 (0.776-1.149)
TCA318
(20.20)
321
(20.63)
0.7341.031 (0.866-1.226)197 (20.23)0.9891.001
(0.821-1.222)
124 (21.31)0.5601.072 (0.849-1.354)

AITD, autoimmune thyroid disease; GD, Graves’ disease; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.