Table 2

Association analysis of HLA class I genes associated with CM-related SJS/TEN with SOC using combined data of patients with SJS/TEN

HLACarrier frequencyGene frequency
Cases (%)(n=49)Controls (%)(n=119)P valuesPc-values*OR (95% CI)Cases (%)(n=98)Controls (%)(n=318)P valuesPc-values*OR (95% CI)
A*24:026.1(3/49)21.4(34/159)0.0173†0.2420†0.24(0.07 to 0.82)3.1(3/98)11.9(38/318)0.0105†0.15700.23(0.07 to 0.77)
A*33:0340.8(20/49)23.3(37/159)0.0269†0.37602.27(1.15 to 4.48)24.5(24/98)11.9(38/318)0.0030†0.05202.39(1.35 to 4.23)
B*27:040(0/49)9.4(15/159)0.0244†0.48800.09(0.01 to 1.60)0(0/98)4.7(15/318)0.0270†0.54100.10(0.06 to 1.68)
B*40:014.1(2/49)18.9(30/159)0.0117†0.23300.18 (0.04 to 0.80)2(2/98)10.4(33/318)0.0064†0.12900.18(0.042 to 0.76)
B*44:0334.7(17/49)6.9(11/159)<0.0001†0.0001†7.15(3.06 to 16.7)19.4(19/98)3.5(11/318)<0.0001†<0.0001†6.71(3.07 to 14.70)
C*07:0138.8(19/49)9.4(15/159)<0.0001†0.0001†6.08(2.78 to 13.3)22.4(22/98)4.7(15/318)<0.0001†<0.0001†5.85(2.90 to 11.80)
  • *The corrected p value indicates the p value after multiple comparisons (14 for carrier and 15 for gene of HLA-A, 20 for HLA-B and 16 for HLA-C).

  • †Analysis showed significant association between HLA and CM-related SJS/TEN with SOC at p<0.05.

  • CM, cold medicines; HLA, human leucocyte antigen; SJS/TEN, Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis; SOC, severe ocular complications.