Table 3. TNF-alpha genotypes found in subjects from an endemic area according to clinical form.
Cardiac form | Indeterminate form | p value (X2) | |||
Genotype | N | % | N | % | |
TNF-238AA | 10 | 25.6 | 8 | 22.2 | |
TNF-238GA | 6 | 15.4 | 11 | 30.5 | pā=ā0.28 |
TNF-238GG | 23 | 59.0 | 17 | 47.3 | |
TOTAL | 39 | 100.0 | 36 | 100.0 | |
TNF-308AA | 4 | 6.1 | 2 | 3.8 | |
TNF-308GA | 21 | 31.8 | 14 | 26.4 | pā=ā0.64 |
TNF-308GG | 41 | 62.1 | 37 | 69.8 | |
TOTAL | 66 | 100.0 | 53 | 100.0 |