Research Article

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Influence T1D Susceptibility among Pakistanis

Table 2

Single site test of genetic variants in T1D and controls.

RegionsSNPPatients (%)Controls (%)χ2 values

Exon 2rs2228570 (FokI)
Genotype
CC84 (82.4%)0 (0.0%)182.950.0016
CT13 (12.7%)0 (0.0%)
TT5 (4.9%)100 (100%)
Allele
C181 (88.7%)0 (0%)321.480.0015
T23 (11.3%)200 (100%)

Intron 8rs7975232 (ApaI)
Genotype
GG33 (32.4%)86 (86.0%)64.340.014
GT26 (25.5%)0 (0.0%)
TT43 (42.2%)14 (14.0%)
Allele
G92 (45.1%)172 (86%)74.610.015
T112 (54.9%)28 (14%)

Exon 9rs731236 (TaqI)
Genotype
CC204 (100%)200 (100%)1.010.310
Allele
C204 (100%)200 (100%)1.010.496

Intron 8KT280406
Genotype
CG20 (4.1%)0 (0%)21.760.006
GG184 (95.9%)30 (100%)
Allele
C20 (9.8%)0 (0%)20.630.026
G184 (90.2)%200 (100%)

χ2: chi-square test; represents significance at the 0.05 level.