Table 4 Meta-analysis of IL7RA polymorphisms on MS.

From: Variants in the IL7RA gene confer susceptibility to multiple sclerosis in Caucasians: evidence based on 9734 cases and 10436 controls

IL7RA variants

Genetic comparison

I 2(%)

Effect model

OR (95%CI)

P OR

Egger's test (t, p)

Statistical Power

rs3194051 (8)

GG vs. AA

31

Fixed

1.21 (1.06, 1.37)

<0.01

  

GA vs. AA

0

Fixed

0.97 (0.90, 1.03)

0.32

  

GG vs. GA

76

Random

1.17 (1.02, 1.33)

0.02

  

GG vs. AA + GA #

43

Fixed

1.22 (1.08, 1.38)

<0.01

(0.61, 0.56)

0.99

rs987107 (6) 

TT vs. CC

0

Fixed

1.41 (1.20, 1.67)

<0.01

  

TC vs. CC

0

Fixed

0.96 (0.88, 1.05)

0.34

  

TT vs. TC

0

Fixed

1.48 (1.25, 1.75)

<0.01

  

TT vs. CC + TC #

0

Fixed

1.44 (1.22, 1.69)

<0.01

(−0.21, 0.85)

1.00

rs11567686 (5)

GG vs. AA

0

Fixed

1.23 (0.98, 1.56)

0.07*

  

GA vs. AA

0

Fixed

1.16 (0.99, 1.36)

0.06*

  

GG vs. GA

0

Fixed

1.05 (0.85, 1.30)

0.63

  

GG + GA vs. AA #

0

Fixed

1.18 (1.01, 1.37)

0.03

(2.47, 0.09)

0.87

rs11567685 (8)

CC vs. TT

0

Fixed

0.96 (0.78, 1.18)

0.72

(−1.05, 0.34)

0.09

CT vs. TT

21

Fixed

0.90 (0.81, 1.00)

0.06*

(−1.54, 0.18)

0.77

CC vs. CT

0

Fixed

1.05 (0.85, 1.30)

0.63

(−0.09, 0.93)

0.08

C vs. T

17

Fixed

0.94 (0.87, 1.02)

0.15

(−1.69, 0.14)

0.56

CC + CT vs. TT

22

Fixed

0.91 (0.82, 1.01)

0.07*

(−1.70, 0.14)

0.72

CC vs. TT + CT

0

Fixed

1.00 (0.82, 1.22)

1.00

(−0.62, 0.56)

0.05

  1. Note: bold: significant P-value (<0.05); bold*: marginal association (0.05 < P-value < 0.1); #Suggested model.