Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2005; 11(27): 4188-4193
Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4188
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects
CharacteristicsPatients with
Controls
UCCD
Number of subjects10879200
Age range (yr)14 - 8317 - 7520 - 60
Age (mean±SD)44.0 ± 16.9b34.5 ± 12.732.5 ± 11.1
Male/female (%)57 (52.8)/51 (47.2) 47 (59.5)/32 (40.5) 125 (62.5)/75 (37.5)
Table 2 Distribution of CTLA4 polymorphic alleles among study subjects
Polymorphic siteAlleleNumber (%) of alleles in
Controls
UCCD
nt –318C192 (88.9)140 (88.6)362 (90.5)
T24 (11.1)18 (11.4)38 (9.5)
nt +49A84 (38.9)59 (37.3)159 (39.8)
G132 (61.1)99 (62.7)241 (60.2)
nt +6 230G158 (73.1)115 (72.8)278 (69.5)
A58 (26.9)43 (27.2)122 (30.5)
(AT)n in 3’-UTR(AT)7107 (49.5)83 (52.5)205 (51.3)
(AT)1545 (20.8)22 (13.9)82 (20.5)
(AT)1650 (23.1)35 (22.2)87 (21.8)
(AT)173 (1.4)15 (9.5)16 (4.0)
(AT)1811 (5.1)1 (0.6)8 (2.0)
(AT)2002 (1.3)0
(AT)22002 (0.5)
Total number of alleles216158400
Table 3 Distribution of CTLA4 genotypes among study subjects
Polymorphic siteGenotypeNumber (%) of subjects with genotype
Controls (n = 200)
UC (n = 108)CD (n = 79)
nt –318C/C84 (77.8)63 (79.8)163 (81.5)
C/T24 (22.2)14 (17.7)36 (18.0)
T/T02 (2.5)1 (0.5)
nt +49A/A14 (13)9 (11.4)33 (16.5)
A/G56 (51.8)41 (51.9)93 (46.5)
G/G38 (35.2)29 (36.7)74 (37.0)
nt +6 230G/G54 (50)39 (49.4)100 (50.0)
G/A50 (46.3)37 (46.8)78 (39.0)
A/A4 (3.7)3 (3.8)22 (11.0)
(AT)n in 3’-UTR(AT)7/(AT)752 (48.1)41 (51.9)101 (50.5)
(AT)7/(AT)152 (1.9)1 (1.3)1 (0.5)
(AT)7/(AT)161 (0.9)02 (1.0)
(AT)15/(AT)1516 (14.85 (6.3)31 (15.5)
(AT)15/(AT)1611 (10.2)9 (11.4)18 (9.0)
(AT)15/(AT)1702 (2.5)1 (0.5)
(AT)16/(AT)1618 (16.7)13 (16.4)30 (15.0)
(AT)16/(AT)172 (1.9)06 (3.0)
(AT)16/(AT)18001 (0.5)
(AT)17/(AT)1706 (7.6)3 (1.5)
(AT)17/(AT)181 (0.9)1 (1.3)3 (1.5)
(AT)18/(AT)185 (4.6)02 (1.0)
(AT)20/(AT)2001 (1.3)0
(AT)22/(AT)22001 (0.5)
Table 4 Number of subjects with or without “G” allele at the G+6230A SNP site of CTLA4
GenotypeNumber (%) of subjects with genotype
UCCDControl
(n = 108)(n = 79)(n = 200)
G/G+G/A104 (96.3)76 (96.2)178 (89)
A/A4 (3.7)a3 (3.8)22 (11)
Table 5 Number of UC patients classified by clinical features
Polymorphic siteGenotypeNumber of patientsAge at onset (yr)
(n = 108, %)<40≥40
C–318TC/C84 (77.8)5529
C/T24 (22.2)186
T/T000
A+49GA/A14 (13.0)86
A/G56 (51.8)4016
G/G38 (35.2)2513
G+6230AG/G54 (50.0)3915
G/A50 (46.3)3119
A/A4 (3.7)31
(AT)n in 3’-UTR(AT)7/(AT)752 (48.1)3319
(AT)7/(AT)x or others56 (51.9)4016
(Continued)
Location
Colectomy
PancolitisLeft-sided colitisProctitisYesNo
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15185533
20277648
28157248
40004
31147151
23267749
Table 6 Number of CD patients classified by clinical features
Polymorphic siteGenotypeNumber of patientsAge at onset (yr)
(n = 79, %)<40≥40
C–318TC/C63 (79.8)549
C/T14 (17.7)122
T/T2 (2.5)20
A+49GA/A9 (11.4)81
A/G41 (51.9)356
G/G29 (36.7)254
G+6230AG/G39 (49.4)354
G/A37 (46.8)307
A/A3 (3.8)30
(AT)n in 3'-UTR(AT)7/(AT)741 (51.9)347
(AT)7/(AT)x or others38 (48.1)344
(Continued)
Location of lesion
Operation
Fistula
IleocolonIleumColonYesNoPresenceAbsence
4014933302736
11129586
2002020
7205454
2511520211427
212619101811
255721181920
258422151819
1201203
2710424171922
269320181721
Table 7 Relationship between genotype at the A+49G SNP site and presence/absence of fistula in CD patients
GenotypeNo. (%) of patients
With fistulaWithout fistula
(n = 37)(n = 42)
A/A+A/G19 (51.4)31 (73.8)
G/G18 (48.6)a11 (26.2)