Research Article
Genetic Variants of Neurotransmitter-Related Genes and miRNAs in Egyptian Autistic Patients
Table 3
Relation between MAOA/B polymorphisms and severity of autistic patients.
| | Males | Females | | Severe (%) | Mild and moderate (%) | OR | value | Severe (%) | Mild and moderate (%) | OR | value |
| MAOA uVNTR | | | | | | | | | Low expressing allele | 7 (43.8) | 6 (26.1) | 2.24 | 0.25 | 5 (50) | 7 (39) | 1.57 | 0.57 | High expressing allele | 9 (56.3) | 17 (73.9) | 0.45 | | 5 (50) | 11 (61) | 0.64 | | MAOB rs1799836 | | | | | | | | | G allele | 11 (68.8) | 15 (56.2) | 1.173 | 0.82 | 8 (80) | 12 (66.7) | 2.00 | 0.45 | A allele | 5 (31.2) | 8 (34.8 | 0.85 | | 2 (20) | 6 (33.3) | 0.50 | |
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