Research Article

IRF7 Gene Variations Confer Susceptibility to Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases and Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

Table 3

Allele and genotype frequencies of IRF7 SNPs in GD, HT patients, and controls.

SNPControl (%)GD (%)OR (95% CI)HT (%)OR (95% CI)

rs1061501
AA344 (44.7)281 (47.5)0.565142 (47.8)0.074
AG357 (46.4)258 (43.6)118 (39.7)
GG69 (9.0)53 (9.0)37 (12.5)
A1045 (67.9)820 (69.3)0.4360.937 (0.796-1.103)402 (67.7)0.9361.008 (0.823-1.235)
G495 (32.1)364 (30.7)192 (32.3)
rs1131665
AA752 (97.7)564 (95.3)0.0152.074 (1.136-3.787)285 (96.0)0.1321.759 (0.837-3.698)
AG18 (2.3)28 (4.7)12 (4.0)
GG0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
A1522 (98.8)1156 (97.6)0.0162.048 (1.127-3.721)582 (98.0)0.1341.743 (0.835-3.642)
G18 (1.2)28 (2.4)12 (2.0)
rs1061502
AA752 (97.7)566 (95.6)0.0341.919 (1.042-3.535)285 (96.0)0.1321.759 (0.837-3.698)
AG18 (2.3)26 (4.4)12 (4.0)
GG0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
A1522 (98.8)1158 (97.8)0.0351.898 (1.036-3.479)582 (98.0)0.1341.743 (0.835-3.642)
G18 (1.2)26 (2.2)12 (2.0)

GD, Graves’ disease; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.