Table 1

Genotype and allele frequencies of A/G transition SNP (rs585017) of the RHOB gene in Chinese and Japanese populations

Group
Number of individuals
Genotype count (frequency)

Allele count (frequency)





AA
AG
GG
A
G

Chinese patients with knee OA
     All
469
434 (0.925)
35 (0.075)
0
903(0.963)
35 (0.037)
     Female
323
303 (0.938)
20 (0.062)
0
626 (0.969)
20 (0.031)
     Male
146
131 (0.897)
15 (0.103)
0
277 (0.949)
15 (0.051)
Chinese control individuals
     All
486
460(0.947)
26 (0.053)
0
946 (0.973)
26 (0.027)
     Female
316
296 (0.937)
20 (0.063)
0
612 (0.968)
20 (0.032)
     Male
170
164 (0.965)
6 (0.035)
0
334 (0.982)
6 (0.018)
Japanese patients with knee OA
     All
376
350 (0.931)
26 (0.069)
0
726 (0.965)
26 (0.035)
     Female
327
303 (0.927)
24 (0.073)
0
630 (0.963)
24 (0.037)
     Male
49
47 (0.959)
2 (0.041)
0
96 (0.980)
2 (0.020)
Japanese control individuals
     All
371
343 (0.925)
28 (0.075)
0
714 (0.962)
28 (0.038)
     Female
113
103 (0.912)
10 (0.088)
0
216 (0.956)
10 (0.044)
     Male
258
240 (0.930)
18 (0.070)
0
498 (0.965)
18 (0.035)

OA, osteoarthritis; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism.

Shi et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R54   doi:10.1186/ar2423