Table 1

Frequency and HWE of the polymorphisms within the three populations.

Polymorphism
Asthma Frequency
HWE
RSV Frequency
HWE
Controls Frequency
HWE

IL8 rs4073 (-251A/T)
0.441
0.469
0.470
0.241
0.493
0.223
IL8 rs2227306 (-781C/T)
0.618
0.708
0.540
0.914
0.543
0.242
IL8RA rs16858811 (M31R)
0.969
1.000
0.974
1.000
0.954
1.000
IL8RA rs16858809 (S276T)
0.933
1.000
0.948
1.000
0.944
1.000
IL8RA rs16858808 (R335C)
0.967
1.000
0.974
1.000
0.954
0.441

Results of genotyping of the IL8 and IL8RA variants on the three populations. The frequency is given for the wildtype allele. Also given is the p-value for the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) as calculated by Finetti.

Puthothu et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2006 4:2   doi:10.1186/1476-7961-4-2