Table 1

GST genotypes in total RA case group and controls

GSTM1 null1-150A1-150B1-150A/1-150B
Controls (n=591)345 (58.4%)152 (25.7%)72 (12.2%)22 (3.7%)
RA cases (n=276)152 (55.1%)76 (27.5%)45 (16.3%)3 (1.1%)1-150
GSTM31-150A/1-150A 1-150A/1-150B 1-150B/1-150B
Controls (n=295)221 (74.9%)59 (20.0%)15 (5.1%)
RA cases (n=254)186 (73.2%)62 (24.4%)6 (2.4%)
GSTT1 nullGSTT11-150A
Controls (n=556)451 (81.1%)105 (18.9%)
RA cases (n=275)223 (81.1%)52 (18.9%)
GSTP11-150A/1-150AGSTP11-150A/1-150BGSTP11-150B/1-150B
Controls (n=297)136 (45.8%)118 (39.7%)43 (14.5%)
RA cases (n=226)91 (40.3%)104 (46.0%)31 (13.7%)
  • 1-150 Frequency of GSTM11-150A/1-150B in cases and controls: exact p=0.047, χ2 1=4.7, OR 0.28, 95% CI 0.054, 0.962. (Not significant after correction for potential multiple testing errors).