Research Article

Associations between NLRC4 Gene Polymorphisms and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Table 2

Allele frequencies and genotype distribution of NLRC4 polymorphisms in AITD patients and controls.

Gene/SNPControlsAITD value(OR, 95% CI)GD value(OR, 95% CI)HT value(OR, 95% CI)
NLRC4 (%) (%)AITD vs. control (%)GD vs. control (%)HT vs. control

rs385076
 T926(59.28)1271(63.23)0.016(0.847,0.739-0.970)788(62.64)0.070(0.868,0.746-1.011)483(64.23)0.022(0.811,0.677-0.971)
 C636(40.72)739(36.77)470(37.36)269(35.77)
 TT266(34.06)394(39.20)0.048-238(37.84)0.169-156(41.49)0.046-
 TC394(50.45)483(48.06)312(49.60)171(45.48)
 CC121(15.49)128(12.74)79(12.56)49(13.03)
rs455060
 A715(45.77)872(43.38)0.154(1.102,0.964-1.258)547(43.48)0.224(1.097,0.945-1.274)325(43.22)0.247(1.109,0.931-1.322)
 G847(54.23)1138(56.62)711(56.52)427(56.78)
 AA160(20.49)181(18.01)0.335-109(17.33)0.322-72(19.15)0.421-
 AG395(50.58)510(50.75)329(52.31)181(48.14)
 GG226(28.93)314(31.24)191(30.36)123(32.71)
rs212704
 T718(45.97)871(43.33)0.116(1.112,0.974-1.271)546(43.40)0.173(1.109,0.955-1.288)325(43.22)0.213(1.118,0.938-1.332)
 C844(54.03)1139(56.67)712(56.60)427(56.78)
 TT164(21.00)180(17.91)0.23-111(17.65)0.28-69(18.35)0.455-
 TC390(49.93)511(50.85)324(51.51)187(49.73)
 CC227(29.07)314(31.24)194(30.84)120(31.92)
rs675712
 A923(59.09)1184(58.91)0.911(1.008,0.881-1.153)737(58.59)0.786(1.021,0.878-1.187)447(59.44)0.872(0.986,0.826-1.177)
 G639(40.91)826(41.09)521(41.41)305(40.56)
 AA276(35.34)361(35.92)0.783-228(36.25)0.497-133(35.37)0.957-
 AG371(47.50)462(45.97)281(44.67)181(48.14)
 GG134(17.16)182(18.11)120(19.08)62(16.49)

AITD: autoimmune thyroid disease; GD: Graves’ disease; HT: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.