Table 3: Genotype distributions of ERAP1, IL23R and PTGER4 SNPs and HLA-B27 status of mild and severe radiographic AS patients*.

Mild radiographic AS (n = 171) Severe radiographic AS (n = 64) P value
HLA-B27 positivity 95 (55.6%) 47 (73.4) 0.013
ERAP1 rs27044 0.69
CC 85 (49.7) 29 (45.3)
CG 77 (45) 30 (46.9)
GG 9 (5.3) 5 (7.8)
ERAP1 rs30187 0.66
CC 59 (34.5) 19 (29.7)
TC 87 (50.9) 33 (51.6)
TT 25 (15.6) 12 (18.8)
IL23R rs11209032 0.43
GG 54 (31.6) 18 (28.1)
AG 80 (46.8) 27 (42.2)
AA 37 (21.6) 19 (29.7)
PTGER4 rs10440635 0.62
GG 47 (27.5) 17 (26.6)
AG 83 (48.5) 35 (54.7)
AA 41 (24) 12 (18.8)

*Values are provided as n (%).