Table 5.

Relationship between TNF-α gene polymorphism and AChRAb

Genotype	OMG + TAO		OMG		P
	(+)	(–)	(+)	(–)
-238G > A					0.297
GG	22	28	38	76
GA + AA	2	4	3	17
-308G > A					0.327
GG	22	24	36	77
GA + AA	2	8	5	16
-857C > T					0.237
CC	21	25	32	64
CT + TT	3	7	9	29
-863C > A					<0.001
CC	15	15	37	58
CA + AA	9	17	4	35
-1031T > C					0.051
CC	22	20	36	56
CT + TT	2	12	5	37

+, positive; –, negative.