Research Article

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE-2) with Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Protein-3 (IFITM-3) Genetic Variants and Interleukin-6 as Severity and Risk Predictors among COVID-19 Egyptian Population

Table 4

Genotypes and allelic frequencies of ACE-2 (rs2285666) and IFITM-3 (rs12252) among the studied cases regarding COVID-19 severity.

SNPsMild/moderate (n = 40)Severe (n = 60)Critical (n = 60)Control (n = 40)
No.%No.%No.%No.%

rs2285666
 Genotype
  C\C3075.01220.0813.33075.0<0.001
  C\T615.01626.72033.3820.0
  T\T410.03253.33253.325.0
   0MC<0.001<0.001
 Sig. bet. grps., ,
 Allele
  C6682.54033.33630.06885.0<0.001
  T1417.58066.78470.01215.0
   00.668<0.001<0.001
 Sig. bet. grps., ,
rs12252
 Genotype
  A\A2870.01220.01118.33075.0<0.001
  A\G1025.01220.02440.0820.0
  G\G25.03660.02541.725.0
   0MC
 Sig. bet. grps., ,
 Allele
  A6682.53630.04638.36885.0<0.001
  G1417.58470.07461.71215.0
   00.668<0.001<0.001
 Sig. bet. grps., ,

C\C, A\A: wild genotype. A\G, C\T: hetero genotype. G\G, T\T: mutant genotype. MC: Monte Carlo. χ2: Chi square test. 0: value for the Chi square test for comparing between control and each other groups. 1: value for the Chi square test for comparing between mild/moderate and severe. 2: value for the Chi square test for comparing between mild/moderate and critical. 3: value for the Chi square test for comparing between severe and critical. Statistically significant at .