Research Article

Two Variants in the NOTCH4 and HLA-C Genes Contribute to Familial Clustering of Psoriasis

Table 2

Association of variants with psoriasis with a family history (PFH) in the multivariate regression model.

VariantsFrequencyPFH vs. control
Freq_PFH1Freq_Control2OR (95% CI) value

HLA-C alleles
HLA-C06:020.4790.11012.92 (11.41–14.64)
HLA-C07:040.0150.0103.19 (2.21–4.61)
NOTCH4
NOTCH4:G511S0.0920.0182.15 (1.77–2.61)
HLA-B alleles
B-Y67C0.0820.0871.80 (1.51–2.15)
HLA-DPB1 alleles
DPB1-F35L0.4070.4371.38 (1.25–1.52)
TAP2
TAP201:030.0280.0250.41 (0.29–.59)

1Freq_PFH: the allele frequency in patients with PFH. 2Freq_Control: the allele frequency in healthy controls.