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Table 4 Enrichment analysis of rare pLOF/bLOF variants in genes involved in type I IFN immunity

From: Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19

Gene set

Cohort

Model

No. carriers

Joint analysis

Trans-pipeline meta-analysis

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis

Cases

Controls

P value

OR[95%CI]

P value

P value

13 genesa

Samples independent of [15]b

Co-dominant

25

5

5.97 × 10−3

3.21 [1.3–8.2]

9.15 × 10−3

0.01

13 genes

Fullc

Co-dominant

34

6

2.13 × 10−4

3.70 [1.7–9.5]

7.45 × 10−4

6.52 × 10−4

13 genes

Full

Heterozygous onlyd

31

6

5.21 × 10−3

3.11 [1.3–8.6]

7.88 × 10−3

5.98 × 10−3

13 genes

Full

Recessive

3

0

0.02

15.79 [1.4–2170.4]

0.05

0.03

13 genes + TYK2

Full

Co-dominant

37

7

1.40 × 10−4

3.30 [1.6–7.8]

5.77 × 10−4

5.64 × 10−4

13 genes + TYK2

Full

Heterozygous only

32

7

0.02

2.53 [1.1–6.6]

0.03

0.02

13 genes + TYK2

Full

Recessive

5

0

3.36 × 10−3

19.65 [2.1–2635.4]

9.84 × 10−3

0.03

13 genes + TYK2 + bLOF TLR7

Full

Co-dominant

57

9

1.27 × 10−7

3.82 [2.0–7.2]

1.99 × 10−7

2.20 × 10−6

13genes + TYK2 + bLOF TLR7

Full

Heterozygous only

32

9

0.04

2.27 [1.0–5.2]

0.04

0.02

13genes + TYK2 + bLOF TLR7

Full

Recessive

25

0

4.69 × 10−7

39.19 [5.2–5037.01]

2.39 × 10−6

6.66 × 10−5

13genes + TYK2 + bLOF TLR7 + BP variants

Full

Co-dominant

67

9

7.7 × 10−8

4.40 [2.3–8.4]

3.5 × 10−8

6.5 × 10−7

  1. aIFNAR1, IFNAR2, IRF3, IRF7, IRF9, IKBKG, STAT1, STAT2, TBK1, TICAM1, TLR3, TRAF3 and UNC93B1
  2. b2718 patients and 1059 controls newly recruited and not screened in [15]
  3. cThe full cohort includes 3269 patients and 1373 controls
  4. dIn this model, only subjects with heterozygous variants are considered as carriers