Table 3 |
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Genotypic and allelic frequencies of codon 54 mutations in subgroups of patients with JIA |
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| Subtype of JIA |
Genotype |
Allele |
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| Wild type |
Heterozygous type |
Homozygous type |
G |
A |
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| Systemic onset, n (%) |
18 (69.2) |
6 (23.1) |
2 (7.7) |
0.808 |
0.192 |
| RF(-) polyarthritis, n (%) |
17 (73.9) |
6 (26.1) |
0 (0.0) |
0.870 |
0.130 |
| RF(+) polyarthritis, n (%) |
9 (60.0) |
5 (33.3) |
1 (6.7) |
0.767 |
0.233 |
| Oligoarthritis, n (%) |
13 (81.2) |
3 (18.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0.906 |
0.094 |
| ERA, n (%) |
9 (69.2) |
4 (30.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0.846 |
0.154 |
| P value |
0.84a |
0.57b |
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aFisher's exact test. bChi-squared test. ERA, enthesitis-related arthritis; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; RF(-), RF-negative; RF(+), RF-positive. |
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Kang et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R85 doi:10.1186/ar1953 |
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