Table 2

Frequencies of genetic polymorphisms in genes encoding for biotransformation enzymes in patients with Crohn’s disease and controls

Genetic polymorphismNo of patients (%)No of controls (%)Odds ratio95% CI
CYP1A1, cytochrome P450 1A1; GSTM1, glutathione S-transferase mu-1; GSTT1, glutathione S- transferase theta-1; GSTP1, glutathione S-transferase pi-1; EPXH, microsomal epoxide hydrolase; Ile, isoleucine; Val, valine; Tyr, tyrosine; His, histidine; Arg, arginine; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
*2×3 table, χ2=23.7; p<0.0001.
CYP1A1 (3′-flanking region)
    T/T130 (86)125 (84)
    T/C20 (13)24 (16)0.870.30–2.49
    C/C1 (1)0 (0)
CYP1A1 (exon7)
    Ile/Ile129 (86)122 (82)
    Ile/Val20 (13)22 (15)0.700.27–1.83
    Val/Val2 (1)5 (3)
GSTM1
    Wild-type69 (46)75 (50)1.170.67–2.05
    Deletion82 (54)74 (50)
GSTT1
    Wild-type128 (85)119 (80)0.710.34–1.47
    Deletion23 (15)30 (20)
GSTP1
    Ile/Ile75 (49)87 (58)
    Ile/Val63 (42)55 (37)1.370.72–2.58
    Val/Val13 (9)7 (5)
EPXH (exon 3)
    His/His20 (13)59 (40)
    Tyr/His60 (40)58 (39)2.92*1.64–5.20
    Tyr/Tyr71 (47)32 (21)
EPXH (exon 4)
    His/His90 (60)98 (66)
    His/Arg53 (35)48 (32)1.360.68–2.72
    Arg/Arg8 (5)3 (2)