Matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene polymorphism (-1562 C/T) and its correlation with diabetic nephropathy

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 5 Comparison of MMP-9 genotypes and alleles between diabetic nephropathy cases and control groups

	Control, N = 30		Diabetic nephropathy (DN) N = 35		p	OR	95% CI
	N	%	N	%	p	OR	95% CI
rs3918242
CC	11	36.7	22	62.9	-	1	(Reference)
CT	11	36.7	12	34.3	0.276	0.686	0.349	1.351
TT	8	26.7	1	2.9	0.006	0.192	0.059	0.618
*CT + TT*	19	63.3	13	37.1	0.036	0.513	0.275	0.956
C	33	55	56	80	-	1	(Reference)
T	27	45	14	20	0.003	0.306	0.141	0.664