IL-1RN VNTR Polymorphism in Adult Dermatomyositis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 2

Genotype and allele frequencies of the IL-1RN VNTR polymorphism among patients with DM, SLE, and controls.

Genotype	DM	SLE	Controls
: number of patients
Genotypes
1/1	33 (91.7%)	41 (74.6%)	96 (85.7%)
1/2	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.5%)	9 (8.0%)
2/2	1 (2.8%)	4 (7.3%)	2 (1.8%)
1/3	2 (5.6)	1 (1.8%)	4 (3.6%)
2/3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)
3/3	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)
value	NS*	,
Alleles
1	68 (94.4%)	91 (82.7%)	205 (91.5%)
2	2 (2.8%)	16 (14.6%)	14 (6.3%)
3	2 (2.8%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (2.2%)
value	NS	2,

*NS: not significant.