Research Article

Association of Cytokine IL-17, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-12 Gene Polymorphisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Table 5

Effect of IL-12B (1188 A/C) polymorphism on RA disease severity and activity.

Disease parametersGenotypes
AA ()AC ()CC ()

Disease severity parameters
 HAQ
 DAS28
 RF
 Anti-CCP
Disease activity parameters
 ESR
 CRP
Number of tender joints
Number of swollen joints

P value was determined by paired -test; value < 0.05 indicates significance.