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Table 3 Genotype frequencies of TNF-α-308 G/A in different species of leishmaniasis and healthy human controls

From: TNF-α − 308 G/A and IFN-γ + 874 A/T gene polymorphisms in Saudi patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis

TNF-α 308 G/A

L. major

102 (%)

Healthy human controls

199 (%)

Genotypes

 GG

60 (58.8)

130 (65.3)

 GA

39 (38.2)

65 (32.7)

 AA

3 (3.0)

4 (2.0)

Alleles

 G

159 (78)

325 73 (81.7)

 A

45 (22)

73 (18.3)

Statistics

 AA+GA vs. GG (dominant)

P = 0.3

OR (95%CI) 1.31 [0.8 to 2.2]

 AA vs. GG + GA (recessive)

P = 0.6

OR (95%CI) 1.5 [0.3 to 6.7]

 A allele vs. G allele

P = 0.3

OR (95%CI) 1.3 [0.8 to 1.9]

TNF-α 308 G/A

L. tropica

59 (%)

Healthy human controls

199 (%)

Genotypes

 GG

 35 (59.3)

130 (65.3)

 GA

24 (40.7)

65 (32.7)

 AA

0 (0)

4 (2)

Alleles

 G

91 (79.6)

325 (81.7)

 A

27 (20.4)

73 (18.3)

Statistics

 AA+GA vs. GG (dominant)

P = 0.4

OR (95%CI) 1.3 [0.7 to 2.3]

 AA vs. GG + GA (recessive)

P = 0.5

OR (95%CI) 0.4 [0.02 to 7.1]

 A allele vs. G allele

P** =0.0004

OR (95%CI) 2.2 [1.4 to 3.4]

TNF-α 308 G/A

L. infantum/donovani complex

8 (%)

Healthy human controls

199 (%)

Genotypes

 GG

5 (62.5)

130 (65.3)

 GA

3 (37.5)

65 (32.7)

 AA

0 (0)

4 (2)

Alleles

 G

13 (77.4)

325 (81.7)

 A

3 (22.6)

73 (18.3)

Statistics

 ND

ND

ND

TNF-α 308 G/A

Totalleishmaniacases

169 (%)

Healthy human controls

199 (%)

Genotypes

 GG

100 (59.2)

130 (65.3)

 GA

66 (39.1)

65 (32.7)

 AA

3 (1.7)

4 (2)

Alleles

 G

266 (78.7)

325 (81.7)

 A

72 (21.3)

73 (18.3)

Statistics

 AA+GA vs. GG (dominant)

P = 0.2

OR (95%CI) 1.3 [0.9 to 2.0]

 AA vs. GG + GA (recessive)

p = 0.9

OR (95%CI) 0.9 [0.2 to 4.0]

 A alleles vs. G allele

p = 0.3

OR (95%CI) 1.2 [0.8 to 1.7]

  1. P*significant
  2. P** highly significant