Research Article

Association of IL-4-590 C>T and IL-13-1112 C>T Gene Polymorphisms with the Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

IL-4-590 C>T and IL-13-1112 C>T genetic variants among Egyptian cases with T2DM compared to controls.

Cases n (%)Controls n (%)

IL-4-590 C>T
CC 14 (10.4)30 (43.48)
CT 115 (85.2)33 (47.83)
TT 6 (4.4)6 (8.69)
 Dominant
  TT+CT  versus CC , 95% CI = 3.4–13.2
 Codominant
  CT versus CC , 95% CI = 3.7–14.9
  TT versus CC , 95%  CI = 0.6–7.7
 Recessive
  TT versus CT+CC , 95%  CI = 0.2–1.5
 Overdominant
  CT versus CC+TT , 95% CI = 3.3–11.9
 HWE ,   ,

IL-13-1112 C>T
CC 28 (20.7)42 (56.00)
CT 103 (76.3)31 (41.33)
TT 4 (3.0)2 (2.67)
 Dominant
  TT+CT versus CC , 95% CI = 2.7–8.8
 Codominant
  CT versus CC , 95% CI = 2.7–9.1
  TT  versus CC , 95%  CI = 0.6–16.4
 Recessive
  TT versus CT+CC , 95%  CI = 0.2–6.2
 Overdominant
  CT  versus CC+TT , 95%  CI = 2.5–8.2
 HWE , ,

Some subjects could not be genotyped for technical reasons.
highly significant < 0.001; HVE: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium.