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Thorax 58:154-156 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.2.154
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Association of IL-10 polymorphism with severity of illness in community acquired pneumonia

Table 1

IL-10, TNF-α and IL-6 SNP distribution in patients with CAP grouped according to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) score

Illness severity group
SNP Non-SIRS SIRS 2 SIRS 3 SIRS 4
SNP=single nucleotide polymorphism.
*p<0.05, non-parametric test for trend; **p=0.02, non-parametric test for trend.
IL-10 GG* 5 (26%) 3 (18%) 12 (36%) 12 (50%)
IL-10 GA 7 (37%) 10 (59%) 12 (36%) 9 (38%)
IL-10 AA 7 (37%) 4 (24%) 9 (27%) 3 (13%)
IL-10 G allele** 17 (45%) 16 (47%) 36 (55%) 33 (69%)
TNF-α GG 10 (53%) 7 (41%) 20 (61%) 14 (58%)
TNF-α GA 9 (47%) 9 (53%) 11 (33%) 10 (42%)
TNF-α AA 0 (0) 1 (6%) 2 (6%) 0 (0)
TNF-α A allele 9 (24%) 11 (32%) 15 (23%) 10 (21%)
IL-6 GG 3 (16%) 6 (35%) 9 (27%) 7 (29%)
IL-6 GC 12 (63%) 8 (47%) 19 (58%) 11 (46%)
IL-6 CC 4 (21%) 3 (18%) 5 (15%) 6 (25%)
IL-6 G allele 18 (47%) 20 (59%) 37 (56%) 25 (52%)

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