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- Title
-308 G > A of TNF-α gene promoter decreases the risk of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Yan Yang; Rulin Sun; Heng Yang; Fang Zheng; Feili Gong
- Abstract
Background: Environmental and genetic factors are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α −308 were implicated in MS risk in several case–control association studies. However, the studies have shown inconsistent results.Objectives: To address the association of G/A polymorphisms of TNF-α −308 with MS risk by meta-analysis.Methods: Thirteen studies were included. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) together with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.Results: A total of 1870 cases and 2769 controls were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled result indicated that −308 A allele is significantly associated with reduced risk of MS compared with −308 G allele (A vs. G, p = 0.022). The same pattern of the result was also obtained in the contrasts of AA + GA vs. GG (p = 0.008) and GA vs. GG (p = 0.007). For AA vs. GG or AA vs. GA + GG, no significant association was detected most likely caused by very low frequency or non-availability of homozygote genotype AA for all of the studies.Conclusions: TNF-α −308 A allele is associated with reduced risk of MS.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis; GENETIC polymorphisms; TUMOR necrosis factors; META-analysis; CASE-control method
- Publication
Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 6, p658
- ISSN
1352-4585
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1352458510394009