Research Article

HLA-DQB1 Allele Polymorphism Associated with Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Hunan, China

Table 2

Distribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1 alleles in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) cases and controls.

AllelesOSF (n = 44)Controls (n = 44)χ2PPc
Positive (n)Frequency (%)Positive (n)Frequency (%)

DQB102 : 011125.01431.80.5030.478a0.636
DQB103 : 014410044100
DQB103 : 024410044100
DQB103 : 03920.51125.00.2590.611a0.799
DQB104 : 0100.000.0
DQB104 : 0200.000.0
DQB105 : 0136.824.50.0001.000b1.000
DQB105 : 021636.4613.66.0610.014a0.027
DQB105 : 032659.13170.51.2450.265a0.372
DQB106 : 0100.000.0
DQB106 : 0249.124.50.7150.398b0.672
DQB106 : 0324.500.00.5120.474b0.474
DQB106 : 0424.500.00.5120.474b0.474

Note: Pc: corrected P value; aPearson chi-square test; bcorrected with Yates continuity correction. The bold values are statistically significant.