Review Article

Role of TLR4  rs4986790A>G and rs4986791C>T Polymorphisms in the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Table 3

Comparisons of genotype and allele frequencies between the case and the control groups.

Gene modelrs4986790A>Grs4986791C>T
OR95% CIOR95% CI

M allele versus W allele (allele model)Overall1.2681.124~1.431<0.0011.2591.092~1.4530.002
Ethnicity
 Asians1.2460.945~1.6420.1191.6081.080~2.3950.019
 Caucasians1.2731.114~1.456<0.0011.2151.042~1.4150.013
Disease
 CD1.2421.053~1.4890.0111.2200.998~1.4860.058
 UC1.2831.085~1.5180.0041.3041.060~1.6040.012

WM + MM versus WW (dominant model)Overall1.2401.090~1.4090.0011.2461.072~1.4470.004
Ethnicity
 Asians1.0990.812~1.4890.5401.5171.000~2.3030.050
 Caucasians1.2721.105~1.4660.0011.2101.030~1.4210.020
Disease
 CD1.2471.039~1.4970.0181.2190.991~1.4990.061
 UC1.2331.030~1.4750.0231.2761.026~1.5880.028

MM versus WW (homozygous model)Overall2.4381.413~4.2040.0011.9330.971~3.8500.061

WM versus MM (heterozygous model)Overall0.4770.272~0.8360.0100.6250.308~1.2680.193

MM versus WW + WM (recessive model)Overall3.2111.840~5.606<0.0011.8910.950~3.7640.070

OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidential intervals; UC: ulcerative colitis; CD: Crohn’s disease.