Table 2

Genotype distribution and p-values for association

Polymorphism
Genotype distribution
p-values for association


Asthma
RSV
Controls
Asthma- Controls
RSV- Controls
Asthma- RSV
IL8 rs4073 (-251A/T)
64; 148; 101
26; 73; 34
70; 124; 74
0.087
0.550
0.425
IL8 rs2227306 (-781C/T)
123; 147; 48
37; 62; 27
84; 124; 61
0.011
0.937
0.034
IL8RA rs16858811 (M31R)
299; 20; 0
128; 7; 0
245; 25; 0
0.174
0.152
0.655
IL8RA rs16858809 (S276T)
239; 30; 0
121; 14; 0
121; 14;0
0.409
0.812
0.376
IL8RA rs16858808 (R335C)
298; 21; 0
127; 7; 0
246; 23; 1
0.239
0.171
0.584

The genotype distribution within the three different populations is given in the following order: homozygous wildtype, heterozygous and homozygous mutation. Also listed are the p-values for association with the diseases as calculated by the Armitage's trend test.

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