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Table 2 Frequency distribution of IL17RA copy numbers in cases and controls and estimation of AS risk. (N (%))

From: Copy number variation of IL17RA gene and its association with the ankylosing spondylitis risk in Iranian patients: a case-control study

Copy Number of IL17RA

AS (N = 455)

HCs (N = 450)

OR (95% CI)

P value

=2 Copies

347 (76.3%)

385 (85.6%)

Ref.

Ref.

<  2 Copies

61 (13.4%)

31 (6.9%)

2.18 (1.38–3.44)

< 0.001a*

>  2 Copies

47 (10.3%)

34 (7.6%)

1.53 (0.963–2.44)

0.071 a

  1. AS ankylosing spondylitis, HCs healthy controls.
  2. aCompared with = 2 copies
  3. OR Odds ratios, 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
  4. *P value < 0.05 has statistical significance
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