Table 2. The distribution of genotypes and the allelic frequencies in the -137G/C and -607C/A of IL-18 in HBV recurrence patients and non recurrence control subjects.

	Genotype	HBV-recurrence [No. (%)]				HBV-recurrence [No. (%)]
		No	Yes	P value	Allele	No	Yes	P value
-137G/C				0.529				0.252
	C-C	2 (1.8%)	0 (0%)		C	26 (12%)	1 (4.2%)
	C-G	22 (20.2%)	1 (8.3%)		_	_	_
	G-G	85 (80%)	11 (91.7%)		G	192 (88%)	23 (95.8%)
-607C/A				0.237				0.758
	C-C	37 (34%)	3 (25%)		C	120 (55%)	14 (58.3%)
	C-A	46 (42.2%)	8 (66.7%)		_	_	_
	A-A	26 (23.8%)	1 (8.3%)		T	98 (45%)	10 (41.7%)