Table 4.

Association of clinical manifestations and genotype/haplotype of SNP in CRP gene.

1185pTACGCA(ht1)pTGCGCG(ht2)p
CC n = 122 (%)TC, TT n = 26 (%)TACGCA n = 172 (%)* n = 124 (%)TGCGCG n = 29 (%)* n = 267 (%)
Oral ulcer65 (53.3)14 (53.9)NS87 (50.6)71 (57.3)NS14 (48.3)144 (53.9)NS
Arthritis87 (71.3)21 (80.7)NS123 (71.5)93 (75.0)NS22 (85.9)194 (72.7)NS
Serositis21 (17.2)6 (23.1)NS27 (15.7)27 (21.8)NS5 (17.2)49 (18.4)NS
Photosensitivity32 (26.2)5 (19.2)NS43 (25.0)31 (25.0)NS11 (37.9)63 (23.6)NS
Malar rash43 (35.3)12 (46.2)NS62 (36.1)48 (38.7)NS11 (37.9)99 (37.1)NS
Nephritis39 (32.0)9 (34.6)NS53 (30.8)43 (34.7)NS10 (34.5)86 (32.2)NS
Leukopenia61 (50.0)13 (50.0)NS91 (52.9)57 (46.0)NS13 (44.8)135 (50.6)NS
Thrombocytopenia23 (18.8)10 (38.5)0.04337 (21.5)29 (23.4)NS6 (20.7)60 (22.5)NS
Anti-dsDNA antibody82 (67.2)19 (73.1)NS118 (68.6)84 (67.7)NS17 (58.6)185 (69.3)NS
Hypocomplementemia88 (72.1)19 (73.1)NS131 (76.2)83 (66.9)0.03716 (55.2)198 (74.2)0.030
Anticardiolipin antibody50 (53.2)16 (66.7)NS71 (51.8)61 (61.6)NS13 (52.0)119 (56.4)NS
  • Logistic regression analysis was applied to control for age and gender as covariables. NS = not significant; ACA = anticardiolipin antibody.

  • * Did not have haplotype.