Control Alopecia areata      
  n=263 (%) n=126 (%) OR 95%CI P value
Genotype  
Gly / Gly 236 (89.7) 117 (92.9)      
Gly / Cys 27 (10.3) 9 (7.1)      
Cys / Cys 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.67 0.31-1.47 NS
Allele  
Gly 499 (94.9) 243 (96.4)      
Cys 27 (5.1) 9 (3.6) 0.68 0.32-1.47 NS
OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
Fisher’s exact probability test
Table 10: Association study of MAFA Gly346Cys with susceptibility to alopecia areata in Japanese population.