Table 5. IL-4 allele frequencies according to the clinical characteristics in BD patients (n=238).
|
Clinical |
Il-4 alleles |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | P1 | P2 | P value | |
| Oral ulcers |
yes |
63(13.34) |
409(86.65) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
1(25) |
3(75) |
||
| Genital ulcers |
yes |
42(12.57) |
292(87.42) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
21(14.78) |
121(85.21) |
||
| Ocular involvement |
yes |
40(19.41) |
166(80.58) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
38(14.07) |
232(85.92) |
||
| Deep venous thrombosis |
yes |
22(26.82) |
60(73.17) |
p=0.008 |
| no |
56(14.21) |
338(85.78) |
||
| Skin lesions |
yes |
37(17.78) |
171(82.21) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
41(15.29) |
227(84.70) |
||
| Response to colchicine |
yes |
51(12.56) |
355(87.43) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
13(18.57) |
57(81.42) |
||
| Papulopustule |
yes |
29(15.10) |
163(84.89) |
p>0.05 |
| no |
35(12.32) |
249(87.67) |
||
| Erythema.nodusum | yes |
61(13.03) |
407(86.96) |
p>0.05 |
| no | 2 (25) | 6(75) | ||
The results that are statistically significant are typed in bold. Wild type allele (P1) mutant type allele (P2).