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Table 4 Associations of AD with HLA-B7 and HLA-Cw*0702 by APOE 4 status

From: Replication of the association of HLA-B7 with Alzheimer's disease: a role for homozygosity?

Allele

APOE 4 status

Proportions of alleles

Adjusted odds ratios of AD (95% CI, p)

  

Controls

AD

 

HLA-B7

Positive

14/110

42/246

1.7 (0.8–3.55, 0.19)

 

Negative

28/288

30/146

2.8 (1.5–5.2, 0.002)

 

All

42/398

72/392

2.3 (1.4–3.7, 0.001)

HLA-Cw*0702

Positive

14/110

45/244

1.7 (0.8–3.6, 0.15)

 

Negative

34/288

31/146

2.2 (1.2–4.0, 0.01)

 

All

48/398

76/390

2.0 (1.3–3.1, 0.003)

  1. AD = Alzheimer's disease, APOE 4 = the ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E, CI = confidence interval for age, gender and APOE 4