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Table 1 Association of HLA-B amino-acid positions 70, 97, and 114 with susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis

From: An HLA-C amino-acid variant in addition to HLA-B*27 confers risk for ankylosing spondylitis in the Korean population

HLA-B association models

Null*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Amino-acid positions

-

70

97

114

70 + 97

97 + 114

70 + 114

70 + 97 + 114

AIC values

3503.0

1285.6

1282.7

1276.2

1282.5

1270

1280.1

1271.6

Log-likelihood test (LRT)

P values in LRT (Ref = Null)

Ref

1.71 × 10−481

7.20 × 10−479

2.54 × 10−484

1.91 × 10−477

6.48 × 10−480

2.62 × 10−480

1.12 × 10−478

P values in LRT (Ref = model 1)

NA

Ref

NA

NA

0.023

NA

8.75 × 10−3

2.25 × 10−4

P values in LRT (Ref = model 2)

NA

NA

Ref

NA

0.10

2.44 × 10−4

NA

7.91 × 10−4

P values in LRT (Ref = model 3)

NA

NA

NA

Ref

NA

6.35 × 10−3

0.55

8.29 × 10−3

P values in LRT (Ref = model 4)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Ref

NA

NA

5.92 × 10−4

P values in LRT (Ref = model 5)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Ref

NA

0.22

P values in LRT (Ref = model 6)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Ref

2.42 × 10−3

P values for conditioned amino-acid effects

 adjusted for position 70

NA

NA

0.1028

0.5455

NA

0.2195

NA

NA

 adjusted for position 97

NA

0.023

NA

6.35 × 10−3

NA

NA

2.42 × 10−3

NA

 adjusted for position 114

NA

8.75 × 10−3

2.44 × 10−4

NA

5.92 × 10−4

NA

NA

NA

  1. HLA human leukocyte antigen, AIC Akaike information criterion, Ref reference model, NA not available
  2. * The null model included the 10 principal components only