Table 2

Genotypic and allelic frequencies of codon 54 mutations in patients with JIA and control children

Groups
Genotype
Allele
HWE P value




Wild type
Heterozygous type
Homozygous type
G
A


JIA, n (%)
66 (71.0)
24 (25.8)
3 (3.2)
0.84
0.16
0.66
Control, n (%)
36 (75.0)
12 (25.0)
0 (0.0)
0.88
0.12
0.32
P

0.69a

0.42b


aFisher's exact test. bChi-squared test. HWE, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Kang et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R85   doi:10.1186/ar1953

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