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Table 4 Associations between HLA- A alleles and clinical manifestations of BD

From: Associations between the HLA-Apolymorphism and the clinical manifestations of Behcet's disease

HLA alleles

Group

Phenotypic frequency

n(%)

OR (95% CI)

P

Pc

All subjects

 

A*02:07

Patients with skin lesions (n = 180)

25 (13.9)

   
 

vs. Patients without skin lesions (n = 43)

2 (4.7)

3.31 (0.75 to 14.54)

0.095

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

89 (6.4)

2.37 (1.48 to 3.31)

<0.0005

<0.012

 

Patients with arthritis (n = 125)

17 (13.6)

   
 

vs. Patients without arthritis (n = 98)

10 (10.2)

1.39 (0.60 to 3.18)

0.438

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

89 (6.4)

2.32 (1.33 to 4.03)

0.002

0.048

A*26:01

Patients with uveitis (n = 85)

15 (17.7)

   
 

vs. Patients without uveitis (n = 138)

11 (8.0)

2.47 (1.08 to 5.68)

0.029

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

93 (6.7)

3.01 (1.66 to 5.46)

<0.0005

<0.012

A*30:04

Patients with vascular lesions (n = 33)

6 (18.2)

   
 

vs. Patients without vascular lesions (n = 190)

6 (3.2)

6.81 (2.05 to 22.66)

0.003

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

31 (2.2)

9.80 (3.78 to 25.43)

<0.0005

<0.012

 

Patients with genital ulcers (n = 159)

10 (6.3)

   
 

vs. Patients without genital ulcers (n = 64)

2 (3.1)

2.08 (0.44 to 9.77)

0.516

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

31 (2.2)

3.00 (1.42 to 6.16)

0.006

0.14

 

Patients with positive pathergy test (n = 94)

8 (8.5)

   
 

vs. Patients with negative pathergy test (n = 88)

3 (3.4)

2.19 (0.74 to 6.46)

0.147

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,398)

31 (2.2)

4.10 (1.83 to 9.20)

0.002

0.048

HLA-B*51 non-carriers

 

A*02:07

Patients with skin lesions (n = 109)

17 (15.6)

   
 

vs. Patients without skin lesions (n = 33)

2 (6.1)

2.86 (0.63 to 13.10)

0.243

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

80 (7.2)

2.39 (1.36 to 4.21)

0.002

0.048

 

Patients with arthritis (n = 83)

14 (16.9)

   
 

vs. Patients without arthritis (n = 59)

5 (8.5)

2.19 (0.74 to 6.46)

0.147

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

80 (7.2)

2.63 (1.42 to 4.87)

0.002

0.048

A*26:01

Patients with uveitis (n = 48)

11 (22.9)

   
 

vs. Patients without uveitis (n = 94)

8 (8.5)

3.20 (1.19 to 8.59)

0.017

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

74 (6.6)

4.19 (2.05 to 8.54)

<0.0005

<0.012

A*30:04

Patients with vascular lesions (n = 24)

6 (25.0)

   
 

vs. Patients without vascular lesions (n = 118)

5 (4.2)

7.53 (2.08 to 27.28)

0.003

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

26 (2.3)

13.97 (5.13 to 38.08)

<0.00005

<0.0012

 

Patients with genital ulcers (n = 106)

9 (8.5)

   
 

vs. Patients without genital ulcers (n = 36)

2 (5.6)

1.58 (0.32 to 7.67)

0.730

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

26 (2.3)

3.89 (1.77 to 8.54)

0.002

0.048

 

Patients with positive pathergy test (n = 57)

7 (12.3)

   
 

vs. Patients with negative pathergy test (n = 58)

3 (5.2)

2.57 (0.63 to 10.47)

0.203

 
 

vs. Controls (n = 1,116)

26 (2.3)

5.87 (2.43 to 14.17)

0.001

0.024

  1. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; Pc, P-values corrected for multiple testing.