Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2019; 11(11): 998-1010
Published online Nov 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i11.998
Table 1 Nucleotide primer sequences, polymerase chain reaction conditions and minor allele frequency for polymorphisms TLR9-1237 T/C (rs5743836) and -1486 T/C (rs187084)
GenesLocationMAFPrimers, 5’-3’CyclesT meltingEnzymeGenotypes, bp
TLR9-1237 T/C (rs5743836)Chromosome 3: 52226766 (intron variant)0.1725 (C)F: TGGGAGCAGAGACATAATGGA3560 °CBstNICC = 60 + 48 + 27
R: CTGCTTGCAGTTGACTGTGTCT = 108 + 60 + 48 + 27
TT = 108 + 27
TLR9-1486 C/T (rs187084)Chromosome 3: 52227015 (intron variant)0.3776 (C)F: TCCCAGCAGCAACAATTCATTA3060 °CAflIICC = 499
R: CTGCTTGCAGTTGACTGTGTTC = 499 + 327 + 172
TT = 327 + 172
Table 2 Genotype and allele frequencies of TLR9-1237 T/C and TLR9-1486 C/T SNPs in both case and control groups (GC vs C, CG vs C, and GC vs CG)
Polymorp-hismsModelsGenotypes/ AllelesC, n = 200Cases
GC, n = 161OR (95%CI), P valueCG, n = 248OR (95%CI), P value
TLR9-1237 T/C (rs5743836)DominantTT148 (74%)78 (48.5%)1.00188 (75.8%)1.00
TC + CC52 (26%)83 (51.5%)3.03 (1.95-4.71), < 0.000160 (24.2%)0.91 (0.59-1.40), 0.6600
RecessiveTT + TC188 (94%)122 (75.8%)1.00232 (93.5%)1.00
CC12 (6%)39 (24.2%)5.01 (2.52-9.94), < 0.000116 (6.5%)1.08 (0.50-2.34), 0.8400
Log-additive2.37 (1.74-3.23), < 0.00010.96 (0.70-1.32), 0.8100
AllelesT336 (0.84)200 (0.62)1.00420 (0.85)1.00
C64 (0.16)122 (0.38)3.20 (2.25-4.54), < 0.000176 (0.15)0.95 (0.66-1.36), 0.7822
GC vs CGDominant3.46 (2.23-5.37), < 0.0001
OR (95%CI), PRecessive4.63 (2.44-8.79), < 0.0001
Log-additive2.46 (1.82-3.34), < 0.0001
Alleles3.37 (2.41-4.70), < 0.0001
TLR9-1486 C/T (rs187084)DominantCC58 (29%)21 (13%)1.0046 (18.6%)1.00
CT + TT142 (71%)140 (87%)2.72 (1.57-4.72), < 0.0001202 (81.5%)1.79 (1.15-2.79), 0.0094
RecessiveCC + CT164 (82%)122 (75.8%)1.00182 (73.4%)1.00
TT36 (18%)39 (24.2%)1.46 (0.87-2.43), 0.150066 (26.6%)1.65 (1.05-2.61), 0.0300
Log-additive1.70 (1.23-2.37), 0.00131.52 (1.15-2.02), 0.0030
AllelesC222 (0.56)143 (0.44)1.00228 (0.46)1.00
T178 (0.44)179 (0.56)1.56 (1.16-2.09), 0.0035268 (0.54)1.46 (1.12-1.91), 0.0048
GC vs CGDominant1.15 (0.72-1.84), 0.5700
OR (95%CI), PRecessive0.69 (0.39-1.24), 0.2100
Log-additive0.95 (0.69-1.31), 0.7500
Alleles0.93 (0.70-1.24), 0.6670
Table 3 Haplotype frequency distribution of TLR9 polymorphisms between GC, CG and control groups
HaplotypesGC, %C, %X2P valueCG, %C, %X2P valueGC, %CG, %X2P value
TLR9-1237/-1486
T-C35.247.738.284≤ 0.000140.548.45.6170.017824.939.719.098≤ 0.0001
T-T36.936.30.0240.877244.235.66.7780.009237.345.04.8380.0278
C-T18.78.217.656≤ 0.00019.88.90.2330.629018.39.015.335≤ 0.0001
C-C19.27.820.475≤ 0.00015.57.11.0000.315819.66.333.560≤ 0.0001
Table 4 Combined effect of TLR9-1237 T/C and TLR9-1486 C/T polymorphisms on risk of GC and CG
Risk genotype
Groups
OR (95%CI), P value
TLR9-1237TLR9-1486C, n = 200GC, n = 161CG, n = 248GC × CCG × CGC × CG

TTCC507381.001.001.00
TC/CCCC513718.57 (5.06-68.15), < 0.00011.842 (0.54-6.25), 0.366510.08 (2.96-34.24). 0.0002
TTCT/TT98701505.102 (2.18-11.92), < 0.00017.737(4.72-12.66), < 0.00012.533 (1.07-5.95), 0.0307
TC/CCCT/TT47715310.79 (4.50-25.83), < 0.00011.484 (0.83-1.64), 0.19117.272 (3.01-17.56), < 0.0001
Table 5 Relative gene expression levels of TLR9 for GC and CG
VariablesCases
GC, n = 23CG, n = 48
Median9.241.55
Range3.64-24.061.04-3.87
P value< 0.00011
Table 6 TLR9 gene expression levels of GC and CG groups to assess influence of polymorphic genotypes
GroupsTLR9-1237T/C (rs5743836)
P valueTLR9-1486 C/T (rs187084)
P value
TT
TC/CC
CC
CT / TT
Upregulated casesUpregulated cases
GC (n = 26)Median5.2413.010.00837.379.900.8763
Range1.72-9.277.55-189.005.74-14.162.49-53-75
CG (n = 48)Median1.471.450.84423.261.500.1515
Range0.77-4.190.75-3.821.39-8.460.75-3.00