Table 5.

Comparison of IRF5 haplotypes in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with or without MAS. The order of SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) in the haplotype is rs729302-rs2004640-rs2280714.

HaplotypeHaplotype Frequencies in Patients without MASHaplotype Frequencies in Patients with MASpOR95% CI
A-G-C0.4380.3030.061.0
C-G-T0.3300.1820.040.920.35–2.39
A-T-C0.0170.0150.931.190.08–17.6
A-T-T0.2010.485< 0.0014.611.73–12.3
  • IRF5: interferon regulatory factor 5; MAS: macrophage activation syndrome.