Table 1

 Allelic frequencies for the RET polymorphic loci in patients with Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR) and controls

RET sequence variantsAllelic frequencyχ2 test with Yates correction
HSCRControls
Statistical analysis of the allelic distribution in both groups.
−1249C→TPolymorphic T0.340.43χ2 = 3.32, p = 0.08
Wild type C0.660.57
−200A→GPolymorphic G0.390.83χ2 = 86.32, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.610.17
−196C→APolymorphic A0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.850.66
IVS1+53G→APolymorphic A0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type G0.850.66
IVS1+620A→GPolymorphic G0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.850.66
IVS1+779C→TPolymorphic T0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.850.66
IVS1+2820C→TPolymorphic T0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.850.66
IVS1+2834C→TPolymorphic T0.120.31χ2 = 18.2, p = 0.0000194
Wild type C0.880.69
IVS1+2846T→GPolymorphic G0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type T0.610.17
IVS1+3105T→CPolymorphic C0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type T0.610.17
IVS1+3991del12deleted0.860.59χ2 = 35.8, p<0.00000001
Wild type0.140.41
IVS1+6136T→GPolymorphic G0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type T0.850.66
IVS1+6174A→GPolymorphic G0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.850.66
IVS1+6383–84CC→GGPolymorphic GG0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type CC0.850.66
IVS1+6411A→GPolymorphic G0.150.44χ2 = 43.7, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.850.66
IVS1+7236A→GPolymorphic G0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.610.17
IVS1+7436G→APolymorphic A0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type G0.610.17
IVS1+8406del16deleted0.860.59χ2 = 35.8, p<0.00000001
Wild type0.140.41
IVS1+9202C→TPolymorphic T0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.610.17
IVS1+9277T→CPolymorphic C0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type T0.610.17
IVS1+9494A→CPolymorphic C0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.610.17
IVS1+11260A→TPolymorphic T0.390.83χ2 = 75.2, p<0.00000001
Wild type A0.610.17
IVS1+11369C→TPolymorphic T0.170.44χ2 = 35.8, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.830.66
IVS1+11637C→TPolymorphic T0.170.44χ2 = 35.8, p<0.00000001
Wild type C0.830.66