Table 2

CARD15 allele frequencies in patients suffering from sarcoidosis and in healthy controls

CARD15 allelesControlsSarcoidosis familiesSarcoidosis triosSarcoidosis families+trios
Subjects n265138127265
SNP5 1144 (27.2)97 (35.1)80 (31.5)177 (33.4)
SNP5 2386 (72.8)179 (64.9)174 (68.5)353 (66.6)
p‐value0.0190.210.027
SNP8 125 (4.7)15 (5.4)19 (7.5)34 (6.4)
SNP8 2505 (95.3)261 (94.6)235 (92.5)496 (93.6)
p‐value0.660.120.23
SNP12 14 (0.8)8 (2.9)8 (3.2)16 (3.0)
SNP12 2526 (99.2)268 (97.1)246 (96.8)514 (97.0)
p‐value0.0170.0110.007
SNP13 119 (3.6)11 (4.0)8 (3.2)19 (3.6)
SNP13 2511 (96.4)265 (96.0)246 (96.8)511 (96.4)
p‐value0.780.750.99
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) designation according to 18

  • The rarer allele of each SNP is named allele 1