Table 3.

Genotype distribution and minor allele frequency (MAF) of TRAF6 rs540386 in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients according to the presence or absence of specific clinical manifestations.

With ManifestationsWithout ManifestationsAllele Test
ManifestationGenotypic FrequenciesMAF, %Genotypic FrequenciesMAF, %p**OR (95% CI)***
SSc
  SSc subtype*3/74/29010.9014/170/63412.100.4000.89 (0.67–1.17)
  Anticentromere antibodies9/111/42511.837/125/46511.640.8861.02 (0.79–1.32)
  Antitopoisomerase antibodies1/52/20610.4214/178/66212.060.3100.85 (0.62–1.17)
  Pulmonary fibrosis4/59/22311.7111/170/62311.940.8850.98 (0.73–1.32)
GCA
  Polymyalgia rheumatica1/46/16611.273/62/19213.230.3630.83 (0.56–1.24)
  Visual ischemic manifestations0/30/10011.544/78/25512.760.6120.89 (0.57–1.39)
  Severe ischemic manifestations1/58/18312.403/50/17012.560.9410.99 (0.67–1.46)
  Irreversible occlusive disease0/16/699.414/85/26912.990.2020.70 (0.40–1.22)
  • * With: diffuse cutaneous SSc; without: limited cutaneous SSc.

  • ** P value for the allelic model.

  • *** OR for the minor allele.