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. 2013 Dec 26;8(12):e83286. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083286

Table 7. Allele, genotype and haplotype frequencies of the -845T>C, -738T>A and -353T>A polymorphisms in the IL8 promoter region in Afro-Brazilian and Admixed-Brazilians patients and controls.

SNP Afro-Brazilians
Admixed Brazilians
Periodontitis Controls Periodontitis Controls
N = 15 N = 14 N = 109 N = 173
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
-845
T 28 (93.3) 28 (100) 212 (97.2) 342 (98.8)
C 2 (6.7) 0 (0) 6 (2.8) 4 (1.2)
TT 13 (86.7) 14 (100) 104 (95.4) 169 (97.7)
TC 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 4 (3.7) 4 (2.3)
-738
T 30 (100) 28 (100) 217 (99.5) 345 (99.7)
A 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.3)
TT 15 (100) 14 (100) 108 (99.1) 172 (99.4)
TA 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.6)
-353
T 18 (60.0) 11 (39.3) 112 (51.4) 187 (54.0)
A 12 (40.0) 17 (60.7) 106 (48.6) 159(46.0)
TT 5 (33.3) 3 (21.4) 29 (26.6) 50 (28.9)
TA 8 (53.3) 5 (35.7) 54 (49.5) 87 (50.3)
AA 2 (13.3) 6 (42.9) 26 (23.9) 36 (20.8)
-845-738-353
TTT 18 (60) 11 (39.3) 113 (51.8) 187 (54.0)
TTA 10 (33.3) * 17 (60.7) * 98 (45.0) 154 (44.5)
TAA 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.3)
CTA 2 (6.7) 0 (0) 6 (2.8) 4(1.2)
-845-738-353/-845-738-353
TTT/TTA 6 (40.0) 5 (35.7) 51 (46.8) 84 (48.6)
TTT/TTT 5 (33.4) 3 (21.4) 29 (26.6) 50 (28.9)
TTA/TTA 2 (13.3) 6 (42.9) 23 (21.1) 34 (19.7)
TTT/TAA 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.6)
TTA/CTA 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.2)
CTA/TTT 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.2)

* p-value = 0.067; OR = 0.3; 95% CI = 0.1- 0.9.

The genotypes -845CC, -738AA and TAT, CTT, CAT, CAA and CTA/CTA were not found in patients and controls.