Table 1

Allele and genotype frequencies for the G to T transition at position −159 in the promoter region of the CD14 gene

Coeliac patients
BaseHLA-DQ2 or DQ-8 n=115)Neither HLA-DQ2 nor DQ-8 (n= 37)Healthy controls (n=180)
*Allelic frequency (Fisher’s exact test): typical v atypical HLA coeliac patients: p=0.320; typical HLA coeliac patients v healthy controls: p=0.500; atypical HLA coeliac patients v healthy controls: p=0.581.
§Genotype frequency (3×2 contingency tables): typical v atypical HLA coeliac patients: χ2=1.13, p=0.567; typical HLA coeliac patients v healthy controls: χ2=1.61, p=0.446; atypical HLA coeliac patients v healthy controls: χ2=0.62, p=0.733.
*C0.530.460.50
123/23034/74181/360
T0.470.540.50
107/23040/74179/360
§C/C0.330.240.27
38/1159/3748/180
C/T0.410.430.47
47/11516/3785/180
T/T0.260.330.26
30/11512/3747/180