Research Article

Replication of British Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility Loci in Two Unrelated Chinese Population Groups

Table 3

Allele and genotype frequencies of SNPs in test cohort.

SNPChromosomeGeneAlleleAllele analysisGenotypeGenotype analysis
Controls number (%)Cases number (%)OR (95% CI) Controls number (%)Cases number (%)OR (95% CI)

rs64576176qMHCT218 (59.2)263 (71.1)1 (reference)TT68 (37.0)97 (52.4)1 (reference)
C150 (40.8)107 (28.9)0.59 (0.440.80)0.001CT82 (44.6)69 (37.3)0.59 (0.38–0.92)0.02
CC34 (18.5)19 (10.3)0.39 (0.21–0.74)0.004

rs117612317q32UnknownT287 (75.9)290 (76.7)1 (reference)TT108 (57.1)112 (59.3)1 (reference)
C91 (24.1)88 (23.3)0.96 (0.68–1.34)0.80CT71 (37.6)66 (34.9)0.90 (0.59–1.37)0.62
CC10 (5.3)11 (5.8)1.06 (0.43–2.60)0.90

rs11761231 in female group7q32UnknownT218 (73.2)220 (73.8)1 (reference)TT79 (53.0)82 (55.0)1 (reference)
C80 (26.8)78 (26.2)0.97 (0.67–1.39)0.85CT60 (40.3)56 (37.6)0.90 (0.56–1.45)0.66
CC10 (6.7)11 (7.4)1.06 (0.43–2.63)0.90

rs11761231 in male group7q32UnknownT69 (86.3)70 (87.5)1 (reference)TT29 (72.5)30 (75.0)1 (reference)
C11 (13.7)10 (12.5)0.90 (0.36–2.25)0.82CT11 (27.5)10 (25.0)1.14 (0.42–3.08)1.0
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Data shown in (%). OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; MHC: major histocompatibility complex; allele analyses for association were used by Pearson chi-square test, and genotype analyses for association were used by logistic regression.