Table 3

Associations of AD with HLA-B7 and HLA-Cw*0702 by study

Allele
Study
Proportions of alleles
Adjustedodds ratios of AD (95% CI, p)






Controls
AD


HLA-B7
Previous
10/112
26/110
3.1 (1.2–8.0, 0.02)

Replication
32/286
46/282
1.9 (1.03–3.4, 0.04)

All
42/398
72/392
2.3 (1.4–3.7, 0.001)

HLA-Cw*0702
Previous
14/112
28/108
2.7 (1.1–6.3, 0.03)

Replication
34/286
48/282
1.7 (0.95–2.9, 0.08)

All
48/398
76/390
2.0 (1.3–3.1, 0.003)

results included in our 2001 report [9]

AD = Alzheimer's disease, CI = confidence interval

for age, gender and the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E

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