Research Article

Correlation between Genetic Variations and Serum Level of Interleukin 28B with Virus Genotypes and Disease Progression in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Table 2

Genotypic distribution for IL-28B gene polymorphism when patient group (groups “1+2+3”) was compared to control group.

SNPsGenotype/allele distributionHealthy controls
HCV patients
OR (95% C.I.) value

rs81057902.784 (2.340–3.311)137.99<0.0001
CC16 (2.7%)159 (23.4%)
CT233 (38.8%)280 (41.3%)
TT351 (58.5%)239 (35.3%)
C265 (22.1%)598 (44.1%)
T935 (77.9%)758 (55.9%)
CC + CT versus TT2.589 (2.065–3.247)69.23<0.0001
CC versus CT + TT0.089 (0.053–0.152)116.35<0.0001

rs80999172.552 (2.062–3.160)77.16<0.0001
GG14 (2.3%)104 (15.3%)
GT114 (19.0%)138 (20.4%)
TT472 (78.7%)436 (64.3%)
G142 (11.8%)346 (25.5%)
T1058 (88.2%)1010 (74.5%)
GG + GT versus TT2.047 (1.593–2.630)31.91<0.0001
GG versus GT + TT0.132 (0.075–0.233)64.25<0.0001

rs72486681.863 (1.533–2.264)39.72<0.0001
AA58 (9.7%)94 (13.9%)
AG79 (13.2%)172 (25.4%)
GG463 (77.2%)412 (60.7%)
A195 (16.3%)360 (26.5%)
G1005 (83.8%)996 (73.5%)
AA + AG versus GG2.182 (1.708–2.788)39.65<0.0001
AA versus AG + GG0.665 (0.470–0.941)5.350.0206

rs129798601.476 (1.250–1.743)21.15<0.0001
TT59 (9.9%)73 (10.8%)
CT230 (38.6%)367 (54.1%)
CC307 (51.5%)238 (35.1%)
T348 (29.2%)513 (37.8%)
C844 (70.8%)843 (62.2%)
TT + CT versus CC1.964 (1.568–2.460)34.88<0.0001
TT versus CT + CC0.911 (0.634–1.308)0.260.61213

rs129802751.765 (1.488–2.093)42.97<0.0001
GG59 (9.8%)89 (13.12%)
AG184 (30.7%)327 (48.2%)
AA357 (59.5%)262 (38.6%)
G302 (25.2%)505 (37.2%)
A898 (74.8%)851 (62.8%)
GG + AG versus AA2.333 (1.863–2.920)55.44<0.0001
GG versus AG + AA0.722 (0.509–1.023)3.370.06631

Risk allele marked in BOLD letter.