From: Toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms, pulmonary tuberculosis, and natural killer cell counts
TB phenotype | Polymorphism -196 to -174 Ins>Del | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ins/Ins + Ins/Del | Del/Del | |||
Systemic symptoms | ||||
Yes, n = 105 | 99 (94.3) | 6 (5.7) | 0.28 (0.1-0.77) | 0.01 |
No, n = 79 | 65 (82.3) | 14 (17.7) | ||
Polymorphism 1350 T>C | ||||
TT + TC | CC | |||
Pleural involvement | ||||
Yes, n = 40 | 35 (87.5) | 5 (12.5) | 6.17 (1.53-29.45) | 0.004 |
No, n = 144 | 141 (97.9) | 3 (2.1) |