Research Article

Interaction of miR-181b and IFNA1 Polymorphisms on the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Table 5

Combined analyses of SNPs in miR-181b and IFNA1 and risk of SLE.

Combined genotypesControls, (%)SLE, (%)OR (95% CI) value

miR-181b rs322931-IFNA1 rs1332190
 rs322931 CC+rs1332190 TT166 (38.6)195 (48.5)1.00
 rs322931 CT/TT+rs1332190 TT54 (12.6)4 (1.0)0.06 (0.02-0.18)
 rs322931 CC+rs1332190 CT/CC144 (33.5)62 (15.4)0.37 (0.26-0.53)
 rs322931 CT/TT+rs1332190 CT/CC66 (15.3)141 (35.1)1.82 (1.27-2.60)0.001
miR-181b rs322931-IFNA1 rs10811543
 rs322931 CC+rs10811543 GG196 (45.6)216 (53.7)1.00
 rs322931 CT/TT+rs10811543 GG64 (14.9)34 (8.5)0.48 (0.31-0.76)0.002
 rs322931 CC+rs10811543 AG/AA114 (26.5)41 (10.2)0.33 (0.22-0.49)
 rs322931 CT/TT+rs10811543 AG/AA56 (13.0)111 (27.6)1.80 (1.24-2.62)0.002

SNP: single-nucleotide polymorphism; IFNA1: interferon alpha 1; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.