Table 3.
The distribution of ossified cervical vertebrae of OPLL patients in each subgroup classified by “G” allele of the Ser37Ala (T/G)
| Group 1 = G allele (+) | Group 2 = G allele (−) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of OPLL patients | Number of ossified cervical vertebrae | Number of OPLL patients | Number of ossified cervical vertebrae |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| 17 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 3 | ||
| 24 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 2 | ||
| 27 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 2 | ||
| 29 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 3 | ||
| 32 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 1 | ||
| 36 | 2 | ||
| 37 | 7 | ||