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Table 4.

Meta-analysis of genetic associations in the European-derived sample set combined with WTCCC controls and the African- American sample set for markers in the IL21 gene.

	Associated Allele	European-derived with WTCCC Controls		African-American		Meta-analysis
SNP		OR (95% CI)	P Value	OR (95% CI)	P Value	OR (95% CI)	P Value	P_{heterogeneity}
rs6835457	A	1.10 (1.03–1.17)	2.3×10⁻³	1.14 (1.03 1.26)	0.012	1.11 (1.05–1.17)	9.35×10⁻⁵	0.55
rs907715	G	1.16 (1.04–1.27)	8.41×10⁻⁷	1.15 (1.04 1.27)	0.0076	1.16 (1.10–1.22)	2.17 ×10⁻⁸	0.83