Table 1

Genotype and allele frequencies of the IL1 gene cluster polymorphisms in AD, PD, and control patients

PolymorphismAD (n=92)PD (n=52)Controls (n=73)
†p=0.001 (*1/*1 + *1/*2 v *2/*2).
n, number of subjects genotyped; frequencies shown in parentheses.
IL1A (−889)
    *1/*142 (0.46)28 (0.54)33 (0.45)
    *1/*239 (0.42)20 (0.38)29 (0.40)
    *2/*211 (0.12) 4 (0.08)11 (0.15)
    *1123 (0.67)76 (0.73)95 (0.65)
    *261 (0.32)28 (0.27)51 (0.35)
IL1B (−511)
    *1/*135 (0.38)25 (0.48)24 (0.32)
    *1/*247 (0.51)25 (0.48)30 (0.41)
    *2/*210 (0.11) 2 (0.04)†19 (0.26)
    *1117 (0.63)75 (0.72)78 (0.53)
    *267 (0.36)29 (0.28)68 (0.47)
IL1RN (VNTR)
    *1/*147 (0.51)28 (0.54)30 (0.41)
    *1/*230 (0.33)19 (0.36)30 (0.41)
    *2/*28 (0.09) 0 (0.00)9 (0.12)
    *1/*35 (0.05) 3 (0.06)2 (0.03)
    *2/*32 (0.02) 1 (0.02)1 (0.01)
    *2/*40 (0.00) 1 (0.02)1 (0.01)
    *1129 (0.70)78 (0.75)92 (0.63)
    *248 (0.26)21 (0.20)50 (0.34)
    *37 (0.04) 4 (0.04)3 (0.02)
    *40 (0.00) 1 (0.01)1 (0.01)