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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 5 Comparison of frequencies of the IL-4 VNTR polymorphism between BD patients and healthy controls

From: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) variable number of tandem repeat polymorphisms in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: an association study in Turkish population

Genotype

BD

Healthy control

OR

95% CI

p

n = a (%)

n = 204 (%)

IL-4

P1/P1

5 (4.7)

5 (2.5)

1.951&

0.552–6.894&

.321&

P1/P2

28 (26.2)

46 (22.5)

1.217*

0.708–2.093*

.476*

P2/P2

74 (69.2)

153 (75)

0.747*

0.445–1.255*

.270*

Allele

P1

38 (17.8)

56 (13.7)

   

P2

176 (82.2)

352 (86.3)

1.357*

0.865–2.128*

.182*

  1. n = 107
  2. *Pearson chi-square
  3. &Fisher's Exact Test
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