Table 2

Taq1 restriction fragment length polymorphism in the interleukin-1β gene: genotype frequencies, allele frequencies and carriage rates in IBD

Genotype frequency Allele frequency Carriage rate
Taq1 1/1 1/2 2/2 p3-150 1 2 1 2
Healthy (n=256)57.835.96.375.824.293.842.2
CD (n=65)72.323.14.60.0983.816.295.427.7
CD+PSC (n=74)70.325.74.10.13983.116.995.929.7
UC (n=54)42.650.07.40.11867.632.492.657.4
UC +PSC (n=74)48.645.95.40.26771.628.494.651.4
PSC (n=40)65.032.52.50.68481.318.797.535.0
  • 3-150 Disease group v controls.

  • CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis; PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis.