Research Article

Toll-like-Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Tunisian Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus

Table 2

Genotype and allele frequencies of TLR3, 4 and 7 studied SNPs in Pemphigus foliaceus patient’s groups and their relative matched healthy controls.

Group 1
♀ age of onset under 35 years
Group 2
♀♂ age of onset above 35 years
Group 3
Endemic localities
Group 4
Nonendemic localities
Gene/SNPCase

(%)
Controls

(%)

OR, 95% CI
Case

(%)
Controls

(%)

OR, 95% CI
Case

(%)
Controls

(%)

OR, 95% CI
Case

(%)
Controls

(%)

OR, 95% CI

TLR3 > rs 5743305
 A27 (24.5)58 (34.9)0.06730 (39.4)59 (26.8)0.038
1.78 [1.03-3]
18 (24.3)50 (36.2)0.0739 (34.8)67 (27)0.13
 T83 (75.4)108 (65)46 (60.5)161 (73.1)56 (75.6)88 (63.7)73 (65.1)181 (72.9)
 AA7 (12.7)17 (20.4)0.238 (21)7 (6.3)0.009
3.92 [1.3-11.7]
4 (10.8)12 (17.3)0.3611 (19.6)12 (9.6)0.063
 AT13 (23.6)24 (28.9)0.414 (36.8)45 (40.9)0.610 (27)26 (37.6)0.2617 (30.3)43 (34.6)0.5
 TT35 (63.6)42 (50.6)0.116 (42.1)58 (52.7)0.223 (62.1)31 (44.9)0.0928 (50)69 (55.6)0.4
TLR3 > rs3775294
 C36 (37)57 (36.5)0.929 (32.5)108 (51.9)0.03
0.57 [0.3-0.9]
31 (50)58 (44.6)0.434 (26.4)107 (45.7)0.006
0.52 [0.32-0.83]
 T62 (63)99 (63.4)47 (67.5)100 (48)31 (50)72 (55.3)78 (73.5)127 (54.2)
 CC7 (13)14 (17.9)0.56 (16)32 (30.7)0.079 (29)18 (27.6)0.84 (7.2)28 (23.9)0.007
0.24 [0.08-0.74]
 CT22 (45)29 (37.1)0.417 (45)44 (42.3)0.113 (42)22 (33.8)0.726 (46.4)51 (43.5)0.7
 TT20 (42)35 (44.8)0.615 (39)28 (26.9)0.19 (29)18 (27.6)0.826 (46.4)38 (32.4)0.07
TLR3 > rs3775291
 A12 (11)12 (7.4)0.299 (12.5)26 (12.2)0.958 (10.5)10 (7.4)0.4413 (12.5)28 (11.6)0.85
 G96 (89)150 (92.5)63 (87.5)186 (87.7)68 (89.4)124 (92.5)91 (87.5)212 (88.3)
 AA01 (1.2)000001 (0.8)0.78
 AG12 (22.2)10 (12.3)0.19 (25)26 (24.5)0.98 (21)10 (14.9)0.413 (25)26 (21.6)0.63
 GG42 (77.7)70 (86.4)0.127 (74.9)80 (75.4)0.930 (78.9)57 (85)0.439 (74.9)93 (77.5)0.7
TLR4 > rs4986790
 A98 (94.2)148 (91.3)0.3873 (96)201 (95.7)0.8970 (94.5)124 (92.5)0.57101 (95.2)225 (94.5)0.77
 G6 (5.7)14 (8.6)3 (3.9)9 (4.2)4 (5.4)10 (7.4)5 (4.7)13 (5.4)
 AA46 (88.4)68 (83.9)0.635 (92.1)97 (92.3)0.7933 (89.1)58 (86.5)0.6948 (90.5)107 (89.9)0.9
 AG6 (11.5)12 (14.8)3 (7.8)7 (6.6)4 (10.8)8 (11.9)0.865 (9.4)11 (9.2)0.9
 GG01 (1.2)01 (0.9)01 (1.4)0.4501 (0.8)0.13
TLR4 > rs4986791
 C99 (95.1)109 (95.6)0.874 (97.3)190 (97.9)0.7771 (95.9)85 (94.4)0.72102 (96.2)214 (98.1)0.44
 T5 (4.8)5 (4.3)2 (2.6)4 (2)3 (4.1)5 (5.6)4 (3.7)4 (1.8)
 CC47 (90.3)52 (91.2)0.8736 (94.7)93 (95.8)0.6734 (91.8)40 (88.8)0.6549 (92.4)105 (96.3)0.28
 CT5 (9.6)5 (8.7)0.872 (5.2)4 (4.1)0.673 (8.1)5 (11.1)0.654 (7.5)4 (3.6)0.28
 TT00000000
TLR7 > rs3853839
 Female
  C57 (53.7)85 (57.3)0.5645 (62.4)124 (64.2)0.7942 (56.7)71 (57.2)0.9460 (57.6)138 (63.5)0.28
  G49 (46.2)62 (41.8)27 (37.4)69 (35.7)32 (43.2)53 (42.7)44 (42.3)78 (35.9)
  CC18 (33.9)22 (29.7)0.3313 (36.1)33 (34.1)0.8113 (35.1)19 (30.6)0.6418 (34.6)36 (33.1)0.9
  CG21 (39.6)38 (51.3)0.116 (44.4)47 (48.7)0.6716 (43.2)33 (53.2)0.3321 (40.3)52 (47.9)0.26
  GG14 (26.4)12 (16.2)0.184 (11.1)9 (9.3)0.78 (21.6)10 (16.1)0.7810 (19.2)11 (10.1)0.12
 Male
  C3 (50)14 (67)0.43 (50)14 (67)0.4
  G3 (50)7 (33)3 (50)7 (33)

This case control-study enrolled 93 PF patients matched to 193 healthy control, whereas in some subjects the genotyping was failed.