Clinical Study

Vitamin D Receptor Gene BsmI Polymorphism in Polish Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 4

Relationship between BsmI genotypes and clinical manifestation or laboratory profiles of SLE.

GG GA AA Total *

Malar rash14/3313/206/933/620.216
Discoid rash (DLE)4/331/200/95/620.549
Photosensitivity6/330/203/99/620.145
Oral ulcer5/330/201/96/620.171
Arthritis/arthralgia30/3318/209/957/621.000
Serositis3/331/201/95/620.840
Renal disorder5/332/201/98/620.876
Neuropsychiatric disorder7/334/202/913/621.000
Hematologic disorder
(i) Anemia9/332/202/913/620.348
(ii) Leukopenia16/336/206/928/620.172
(iii) Lymphopenia1/331/200/92/621.000
(iv) Thrombocytopenia9/332/200/911/620.135
Immunologic disorder
(i) Anti-dsDNA9/331/202/912/620.124
(ii) Anti-Sm0/330/200/90/621.000
ANA presence29/3318/208/955/621.000

Freeman-Halton extension of Fisher's exact test and Fisher’s exact test.