Research Article

Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the IL-18 Gene with Production of IL-18 Protein by Mononuclear Cells from Healthy Donors

Table 1

Distribution of frequencies of IL-18 gene promoter genotypes at the −607 AC position in relation to the level of spontaneous IL-18 secretion.

Quantiles of level of spontaneous IL-18 level −607CC −607AN ( )p
IL-18 secretionpg/mLnn

Low (0–15%)0–3.47110.2031>0.1
Medium (15–85%)3.5–95.34457
High (85–100%)95.4–1385190.0239<0.05
All5687