Table 2

Combined analysis of the allele frequencies of Xq28 genetic variants in Caucasian systemic sclerosis patients and unaffected controls from Spain, USA, Germany, The Netherlands and UK

Genotype, N (%)M-H Allele test
Locusrs#Gene1/2Subgroup (N)1/11/22/2MAF (%)p Value*PFDROR (95% CI)‡
ChrX: 152937386rs1059702IRAK1A/GControls (n=2530)70 (2.77)599 (23.68)1861 (73.56)14.60
SSc (n=2890)107 (3.70)729 (25.22)2054 (71.07)16.310.0280.0701.13 (1.01 to 1.26)
lcSSc (n=1969)67 (3.40)476 (24.17)1426 (72.42)15.490.2980.4291.07 (0.95 to 1.20)
dcSSc (n=921)40 (4.34)253 (27.47)628 (68.19)18.081.65E-034.12E-031.27 (1.09 to 1.47)
ACA+ (n=1145)24 (2.10)279 (24.37)842 (73.54)14.280.7340.7340.98 (0.84 to 1.13)
ATA+ (n=610)24 (3.93)169 (27.70)417 (68.36)17.790.0170.0871.23 (1.04 to 1.46)
ChrX: 152957662rs3027935MECP2T/CControls (n=2539)13 (0.51)229 (9.02)2297 (90.47)5.02
SSc (n=3003)12 (0.40)322 (10.72)2669 (88.88)5.760.3110.3891.09 (0.92 to 1.30)
lcSSc (n=2056)7 (0.34)227 (11.04)1822 (88.62)5.860.3430.4291.09 (0.91 to 1.32)
dcSSc (n=947)5 (0.53)95 (10.03)847 (89.44)5.540.7780.7781.04 (0.81 to 1.32)
ACA+ (n=1178)1 (0.08)134 (11.38)1043 (88.54)5.770.4690.5961.08 (0.87 to 1.35)
ATA+ (n=625)4 (0.64)52 (8.32)569 (91.04)4.800.3480.4350.87 (0.65 to 1.17)
ChrX: 152965174rs17435MECP2T/AControls (n=2508)99 (3.95)744 (29.67)1665 (66.39)18.78
SSc (n=2990)170 (5.69)952 (31.84)1868 (62.47)21.615.36E-042.68E-031.19 (1.08 to 1.31)
lcSSc (n=2044)106 (5.19)638 (31.21)1300 (63.60)20.790.0270.1331.13 (1.01 to 1.26)
dcSSc (n=946)64 (6.77)314 (33.19)568 (60.04)23.361.05E-045.26E-041.30 (1.14 to 1.48)
ACA+ (n=1176)48 (4.08)368 (31.29)760 (64.63)19.730.4590.5961.05 (0.92 to 1.19)
ATA+ (n=626)38 (6.07)199 (31.79)389 (62.14)21.960.0350.0881.18 (1.01 to 1.38)
ChrX: 152983236rs5987201MECP2T/CControls (n=2449)6 (0.24)176 (7.19)2267 (92.57)3.84
SSc (n=2985)8 (0.27)241 (8.07)2736 (91.66)4.310.4680.4681.07 (0.88 to 1.31)
lcSSc (n=2036)6 (0.29)162 (7.96)1868 (91.75)4.270.7280.7281.04 (0.84 to 1.29)
dcSSc (n=949)2 (0.21)79 (8.32)868 (91.46)4.370.6410.7781.06 (0.81 to 1.39)
ACA+ (n=1181)1 (0.08)104 (8.81)1076 (91.11)4.490.4770.5961.09 (0.85 to 1.40)
ATA+ (n=619)2 (0.32)40 (6.46)577 (93.21)3.550.2970.4350.84 (0.60 to 1.18)
ChrX: 153011951rs5945175MECP2C/TControls (n=2550)3 (0.12)157 (6.16)2390 (93.73)3.20
SSc (n=2991)7 (0.23)242 (8.09)2742 (91.68)4.280.0630.1041.22 (0.99 to 1.50)
lcSSc (n=2038)5 (0.25)166 (8.15)1867 (91.61)4.320.0650.1621.23 (0.99 to 1.55)
dcSSc (n=953)2 (0.21)76 (7.97)875 (91.82)4.200.2700.4501.17 (0.88 to 1.55)
ACA+ (n=1167)3 (0.26)97 (8.31)1067 (91.43)4.410.0360.1781.32 (1.02 to 1.71)
ATA+ (n=628)1 (0.16)39 (6.21)588 (93.63)3.260.5900.5900.91 (0.64 to 1.30)
  • *All p values have been calculated for the allelic model.

  • ACA, anticentromere antibodies; ATA, antitopoisomerase antibodies; dcSSc, diffuse cutaneous SSc; MAF, minor allele frequency; M-H, Mantel–Haenszel test under fixed effect; lcSSc, limited cutaneous SSc; SSc, systemic sclerosis.

  • †Benjamini & Hochberg (1995) step-up FDR control correction.

  • ‡OR for the minor allele.