Research Article

Variants of Interleukin-22 Gene Confer Predisposition to Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Table 2

Comparison of allele and genotype frequencies of IL-22 SNPs in AITD, GD, and HT patients and controls.

SNP IDGroups value (OR/95% CI)
NC (%)AITD (%)GD (%)HT (%)AITD versus NCGD versus NCHT versus NC

rs2046068
 AA559 (65.69)622 (63.79)419 (65.57)203 (60.42)0.4950.670.211
 CC31 (3.64)45 (4.62)29 (4.54)16 (4.76)
 AC261 (30.67)308 (31.59)191 (29.89)117 (34.82)
 A1379 (81.02)1552 (79.59)1029 (80.52)523 (77.83)0.278 (0.913/0.775–1.076)0.729 (0.968/0.805–1.163)0.079 (0.822/0.661–1.023)
 C323 (18.98)398 (20.41)249 (19.48)149 (22.17)
rs2227478
 TT558 (65.57)622 (63.80)418 (65.42)204 (60.72)0.6090.8280.271
 CC32 (3.76)44 (4.51)28 (4.38)16 (4.76)
 TC261 (30.67)309 (31.69)193 (30.20)116 (34.52)
 T1377 (80.90)1553 (79.64)1029 (80.52)524 (77.98)0.339 (0.923/0.784–1.087)0.790 (0.975/0.812–1.172)0.108 (0.836/0.671–1.040)
 C325 (19.10)397 (20.36)249 (19.48)148 (22.02)
rs2227485
 CC246 (28.91)315 (32.31)200 (31.30)115 (34.23)0.2190.5080.162
 TT196 (23.03)227 (23.28)150 (23.47)77 (22.92)
 CT409 (48.06)433 (44.41)289 (45.23)144 (42.85)
 C901 (52.94)1063 (54.51)689 (53.91)374 (55.65)0.341 (1.065/0.935–1.214)0.598 (1.040/0.899–1.203)0.232 (1.116/0.932–1.335)
 T801 (47.06)887 (45.49)589 (46.09)298 (44.35)
rs1179251
 CC354 (41.60)427 (43.79)278 (43.51)149 (44.35)0.1790.2260.432
 GG85 (9.99)115 (11.80)77 (12.05)38 (11.31)
 CG412 (48.41)433 (44.41)284 (44.44)149 (44.34)
 C1120 (65.80)1287 (66.00)840 (65.73)447 (66.52)0.901 (1.009/0.879–1.157)0.965 (0.997/0.855–1.161)0.741 (1.032/0.855–1.247)
 G582 (34.20)663 (34.00)438 (34.27)225 (33.48)
rs11611206
 GG686 (80.61)782 (80.21)506 (79.19)276 (82.14)0.2980.3420.273
 AA4 (0.47)11 (1.12)7 (1.09)4 (1.19)
 GA161 (18.92)182 (18.67)126 (19.72)56 (16.67)
 G1533 (90.07)1746 (89.54)1138 (89.05)608 (90.48)0.596 (0.944/0.761–1.170)0.364 (0.896/0.707–1.135)0.765 (1.047/0.774–1.417)
 A169 (9.93)204 (10.46)140 (10.95)64 (9.52)

SNP: single-nucleotide polymorphism; AITD: autoimmune thyroid disease; GD: Graves’ disease; HT: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; NC: normal controls; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.