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Table 5 Synergistically combined genotype frequencies of TNF-α-308 G/A and INF-γ 874 A/T 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

 

L. major

102 (%)

Healthy human controls 

199 (%)

P value

OR (95%CI)

TNF-α 308 G/A

 Low (GG)

60 (58.8)

130 (65.3)

  

 High (GA + AA)

42 (41.2)

69 (34.7)

  

INF-γ 874 A/T

 Low (AA)

28 (27.5)

76 (38.2)

  

 High (AT+TT)

74 (72.5)

123 (61.8)

  

TNF-α with INF-γ

 Low/ low

18 (17.6)

51 (25.6)

0.1

0.6 (0.3 to1.1)

 Low/ high

42 (41.2)

89 (44.7)

0.5

0.8 (0.5 to 1.4)

 High/ low

10 (9.8)

25 (12.6)

0.4

0.7 (0.3 to 1.6)

 High/ high

32 (31.4)

34 (17.1)

P** 0.005

2.2 (1.2 to 3.8)

 

L. tropica

59 (%)

Healthy human controls 

199 (%)

  

TNF-α 308 G/A

 Low (GG)

35 (59.3)

130 (65.3)

  

 High (GA + AA)

24 (40.7)

69 (34.7)

  

INF-γ 874 A/T

 Low (AA)

18 (30.5)

76 (38.2)

  

 High (AT+TT)

41 (69.5)

123 (61.8)

  

TNF-α 308 / INF-γ 874

 Low/ low

15 (25.4)

51 (25.6)

0.7

0.8 (0.3 to 1.7)

 Low/ high

20 (33.9)

89 (44.7)

0.1

0.6 (0.3 to 1.1)

 High/ low

3 (5.1)

25 (12.6)

0.1

0.3 (0.1 to 1.3)

 High/ high

21 (35.6)

34 (17.1)

P** 0.003

2.7 (1.4 to 5.1)

 

Totalleishmaniacases 169 (%)

Healthy human controls

199 (%)

  

TNF-α 308 G/A

 Low (GG)

100 (59.2)

130 (65.3)

  

 High (GA + AA)

69 (40.8)

69 (34.7)

  

INF-γ 874 A/T

 Low (AA)

49 (29.0)

76 (38.2)

  

 High (AT+TT)

120 (71.0)

123 (61.8)

  

TNF-α 308 / INF-γ 874

 Low/ low

36 (21.3)

51 (25.6)

0.3

0.7 (0.4 to 1.2)

 Low/ high

64 (37.9)

89 (44.7)

0.1

0.7 (0.4 to 1.1)

 High/ low

15 (8.9)

25 (12.6)

0.2

0.6 (0.3 to 1.3)

 High/ high

54 (31.9)

34 (17.1)

P** 0.001

2.2 (1.2 to 3.7)

  1. P** highly significant