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Table 1 VDR-FokI polymorphism in study subjects

From: Vitamin D receptor initiation codon polymorphism influences genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Japanese population

 

T1DM patients

Controls

 

n = 110

n = 250

Genotype frequenciesa

  

   FF

52(47%)

82 (33%)

   Ff

52(47%)

138(55%)

   ff

6 (6%)

30 (12%)

Allele frequenciesb

  

   F

156 (71%)

302(60%)

   f

64 (29%)

198(40%)

Phenotype frequenciesc

  

   F positive

104 (95%)

220(88%)

   f positive

58 (53%)

168(67%)

  1. Values shown are the number of subjects (percentage in parentheses). aΧ2 test of heterogeneity between T1DM patients and control subjects. Χ2 = 8.48, 2 degrees of freedom; P = 0.014. bΧ2 test of heterogeneity between T1DM patients and control subjects. Χ2 = 7.29, 1 degree of freedom; P = 0.0069. cRelative risk ratio for F phenotype = 2.4.
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