Research Article

IL-9 and IL-10 Single-Nucleotide Variants and Serum Levels in Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Caucasian Population

Table 2

Distributions of IL-9 and IL-10 SNP genotypes and alleles in the early, exudative, and atrophic AMD and control groups.

SNPGenotypes/allelesGroup value value value
Early AMD (), (%)Exudative AMD (), (%)Atrophic AMD (), (%)Control (), (%)

IL-9 rs1859430GG225 (65.6)262 (62.1)33 (54.1)233 (60.8)0.0240.8710.426
GA95 (27.7)143 (33.9)24 (39.3)136 (35.5)
AA23 (6.7)17 (4.0)4 (6.6)14 (3.7)
G545 (79.4)667 (79.0)90 (73.8)602 (78.6)0.6250.4720.088
A141 (20.6)177 (21.0)32 (26.2)146 (21.4)

IL-9 rs2069870AA222 (64.7)262 (62.1)33 (54.1)235 (61.4)0.3490.8320.282
AG121 (35.3)160 (37.9)28 (45.9)148 (38.6)
GG0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
A565 (82.4)684 (81.0)94 (77.0)618 (80.7)0.4100.8530.350
G121 (17.6)160 (19.0)28 (23.0)148 (19.3)

IL-9 rs11741137CC238 (69.4)290 (68.7)41 (67.2)247 (64.5)0.1170.3890.846
CT91 (26.5)120 (28.6)18 (29.5)126 (32.9)
TT14 (4.1)12 (2.8)2 (3.3)10 (2.6)
C657 (82.7)700 (82.9)100 (82.0)620 (80.9)0.0530.2970.788
T119 (17.3)144 (17.1)22 (18.0)146 (19.1)

IL-9 rs2069885GG240 (70.0)293 (69.4)41 (67.2)250 (65.3)0.1720.4530.892
GA90 (26.2)119 (28.2)18 (29.5)123 (32.1)
AA13 (3.8)10 (2.4)2 (3.3)10 (2.6)
G570 (83.1)705 (83.5)100 (82.0)623 (81.3)0.3820.2460.867
A116 (16.9)139 (16.5)22 (18.0)143 (18.7)

IL-9 rs2069884GG239 (69.7)292 (69.2)41 (67.2)250 (65.3)0.1990.4950.892
GT91 (26.5)120 (28.4)18 (29.5)123 (32.1)
TT13 (3.8)10 (2.4)2 (3.3)10 (2.6)
G569 (82.9)704 (83.4)100 (82.0)623 (81.3)0.4240.2730.867
T117 (17.1)140 (16.6)22 (18.0)143 (18.7)

IL-10 rs1800871GG208 (60.6)252 (59.7)38 (62.3)232 (60.6)0.7050.9030.957
GA123 (35.9)152 (36.0)20 (32.8)133 (34.7)
AA12 (3.5)18 (4.3)3 (4.9)18 (4.7)
G539 (78.6)656 (77.7)96 (78.7)597 (77.9)0.7700.9180.852
A147 (21.4)188 (22.3)26 (21.3)169 (22.1)

IL-10 rs1800872GG208 (60.6)252 (59.7)38 (62.3)232 (60.6)0.7050.9030.957
GT123 (35.9)152 (36.0)20 (32.8)133 (34.7)
TT12 (3.5)18 (4.3)3 (4.9)18 (4.7)
G539 (78.6)656 (77.7)96 (78.7)597 (77.9)0.7700.9180.852
T147 (21.4)188 (22.3)26 (21.3)169 (22.1)

IL-10 rs1800896TT103 (30.0)112 (26.5)14 (23.0)103 (26.9)0.6420.3190.084
TC175 (51.0)207 (49.1)27 (44.3)203 (53.0)
CC65 (19.0)103 (24.4)20 (32.8)77 (20.1)
T381 (55.5)431 (51.1)55 (45.1)409 (53.4)
C305 (44.5)413 (48.9)67 (54.9)357 (46.6)0.4130.3500.088

Early AMD vs. control group. Exudative AMD vs. control group. Atrophic AMD vs. control group. : significance level and Bonferroni corrected significance level when .