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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2006; 12(3): 443-448
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.443
Table 1 Distribution of IL-10G14 microsatellite allele and -1082G allele stratified by NOD2/CARD15 status
Allele frequenciesAt least one CARD15/NOD2 mutation positiven = 76 (%)CARD15/NOD2 mutation negativen = 129 (%)P
IL-10G14 (n = 47)22 (28.9)25 (19.4)0.115
-1082G (n = 146)54 (71.1)92 (71.3)0.96
IL-10G14+-1082G (n = 29)13 (17.1)16 (12.4)0.35
Table 2 Distribution of -1082G allele among different clinical subgroups of CD stratified by NOD2/CARD15 status
Phenotypic characteristicsPhenotype frequency of -1082 IL-10G(+)(n = 146) (%)PCARD15/NOD2 (+) -1082 IL-10 G(+)(n = 54) (%)PCARD15/NOD2 (-) -1082 IL-10 G(+)(n = 92) (%)P
Sex
Men67 (45.9)0.6724 (44.4)0.7743 (46.7)0.45
Women79 (54.1)30 (55.5)49 (53.3)
Age at diagnosis (yr)
A1, < 40117 (80.1)46 (85.2)0.571 (77.2)0.41
A2, ≥4029 (19.9)0.728 (14.8)21 (22.8)
Family history27 (18.5)0.4310 (18.5)0.4317 (18.5)0.76
Smokers64 (43.8)0.5524 (44.4)0.8640 (43.5)0.65
Appendectomy20 (13.7)0.557 (12.9)0.9313 (14.1)0.49
Tonsillectomy22 (15.1)0.115 (9.3)0.6617 (18.5)0.19
Disease behavior
Nonstricturing, nonpenetrating (B1)63 (43.2)0.8724 (44.4)0.5839 (42.4)0.86
Stricturing (B2)22 (15.1)9 (16.7)13 (14.1)
Penetrating (B3)61 (41.8)21 (38.9)40 (43.5)
Location of disease
Terminal ileum (L1)70 (47.9)0.6329 (53.7)0.02141 (44.6)0.43
Colon (L2)24 (16.4)5 (9.3)19 (20.7)
Ileocolon (L3)47 (32.2)19 (35.2)28 (30.4)
Upper gastrointestinal (L4)5 (3.4)1 (1.9)4 (4.3)
Perianal39 (26.7)0.311 (20.4)128 (30.4)0.3
Extraintestinal clinical manifestations
Cutaneous27 (18.5)0.569 (16.7)0.2918 (19.6)0.93
Articular49 (33.6)0.6916 (29.6)0.8333 (35.9)0.83
Treatment
Surgical intervention61 (41.8)0.7622 (40.7)0.7139 (42.4)0.92
Infliximab19 (13.0)0.065 (9.3)0.03214 (15.2)0.61
Immunosuppressants63 (43.2)0.8125 (46.3)0.7238 (41.3)0.63
Table 3 Distribution of IL-10G14 allele among the different clinical subgroups of CD stratified by NOD2/CARD15 status
Phenotypic characteristicsPhenotypefrequencyof IL-10.G14 (+)(n=47) (%)PCARD15/NOD2 (+) IL-10.G14,(n = 22) (%)PCARD15/NOD2 (-)IL-10.G14,(n = 25) (%)P
Sex
Men23 (48.9)0.7413 (59.1)0.0810 (40)0.32
Women24 (51.1)9 (40.9)15 (60)
Age at diagnosis (yr)
A1, < 4039 (83.0)0.521 (95.5)0.2718 (72)0.68
A2, ≥408 (17.0)1 (4.5)7 (28)
Family history9 (19.1)0.544 (18.2)0.525 (20)0.88
Smokers24 (51.1)0.5116 (72.7)0.0218 (32)0.41
Appendectomy9 (19.1)0.326 (27.3)0.00223 (12)0.59
Tonsillectomy5 (10.6)0.633 (13.6)0.482 (8)0.36
Disease behavior
Nonstricturing, nonpenetrating (B1)19 (40.4)0.616 (27.3)0.1913 (52)0.62
Stricturing (B2)9 (19.1)6 (27.3)3 (12)
Penetrating (B3)19 (40.4)10 (45.5)9 (36)
Location of disease
Terminal ileum (L1)23 (48.9)0.2615 (68.2)0.548 (32)0.24
Colon (L2)4 (8.5)1 (4.5)3 (12)
Ileocolon (L3)17 (36.2)5 (22.7)12 (48)
Upper gastrointestinal (L4)3 (6.4)1 (4.5)2 (8)
Perianal14 (29.8)0.864 (18.2)0.4710 (40)0.28
Extraintestinal clinical manifestations
Cutaneous8 (17.0)0.623 (13.6)0.35 (20)0.56
Articular13 (27.7)0.326 (27.3)0.537 (28)0.36
Treatment
Surgical intervention20 (42.6)0.9810 (45.5)0.810 (40)0.82
Infliximab7 (14.9)0.795 (22.7)0.312 (8)0.21
Immunosuppressants18 (38.3)0.6110 (45.5)0.818 (32)0.23