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Table 3 Frequencies of HLA class II alleles in leprosy subgroups and control group

From: HLA-DR and HLA-DQ alleles in patients from the south of Brazil: markers for leprosy susceptibility and resistance

Alleles

Lepromatous

Controls

   
 

(N = 63)

(N = 217)

P

OR

CI 95%

 

n

%

n

%

   

DRB1*04

4

3.2

42

9.7

0.0165

0.31

0.11–0.87

DRB1*16

10

7.9

14

3.2

0.0405

2.59

1.12–5.97

DRB1*1602

6

4.8

5

1.2

0.0197

4.29

1.29–14.30

 

N = 40

 

N = 178

    

DQA1*03

3

3.8

43

11.5

0.0184

0.25

0.07–0.87

DQA1*05

26

32.5

78

20.9

0.0220

2.38

1.17–4.86

 

N = 40

N = 184

   

DQB1*02

22

27.5

59

15.8

0.0103

2.59

1.29–5.19

 

Borderline

 

Controls

    
 

(N = 44)

(N = 217)

   

DRB1*09

6

6.8

7

1.6

0.0112

4.74

1.51–14.87

DRB1*16

8

9.0

14

3.2

0.0175

3.22

1.26–8.23

DRB1*1601

8

9.0

8

1.8

0.0016*

5.81

2.05–16.46

 

N = 30

N = 178

   

DQA1*04

1

1.7

34

9.1

0.0337

0.15

0.02–1.11

 

Tuberculoid

 

Controls

    
 

(N = 45)

(N = 217)

   

DRB1*1602

4

4.4

5

1.1

0.0498

4.14

1.07–16.06

 

N = 24

N = 178

   

DQA1*02

0

0

28

7.5

0.0298

0.23

0.03–1.8

DQA1*05

18

37.5

78

20.9

0.0046

3.85

1.46–10.15

  1. N: number of individuals. n: number of alleles. P: probability. OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval. *pc: 0.0208.