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Table 4 Significant (Fisher's test p2 < 0.05) allele associations with NPC

From: Associations between HLA Class I alleles and the prevalence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) among Tunisians

HLA allele

NPC cases (%)

Control subjects (%)

OR

95% CI

P

Ref

Cw08

1.10 (3/272)

5.74 (17/296)

0.18

0.052 – 0.618

0.003

-

B14

0.74 (2/270)

7.43 (22/296)

0.09

0.021 – 0.388

0.0001

[22]

B14-Cw08

0.74 (2/270)

5.74 (17/296)

0.12

0.027 – 0.519

0.001

-

B51

11.11 (30/270)

5.74 (17/296)

1.98

1.067 – 3.679

0.025

[22]

B57

3.70 (10/270)

0.68(2/296)

5.48

1.190 – 25.224

0.017

[22]

B18

6.67 (18/270)

2.36 (7/296)

2.85

1.173 – 6.941

0.014

[24]

  1. N.B. 136 typing could be performed for the HLA-Cw locus in patient with NPC while only 135 could be performed in the same patients for the HLA-A and -B loci.