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Rong Luo1, Xiaoping Li, Xiongwei Fan
1The Center for Heart Development, Key Laboratory of MOE for Developmental Biology and Protein Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Published data on the association between tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) G-308A gene polymorphism and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) risk are inconclusive. To clarify the association of TNF-α G-308A gene polymorphism and DCM, a meta-analysis of case-control studies was performed. Some databases, such as PubMed and Embase, were searched to indentify related studies. Search terms included dilated cardiomyopathy, tumor necrosis factor-alpha or TNF-α or TNF alpha or tumor necrosis factor alpha, and polymorphism or mutation. Eight case-control studies involving 1487 DCM cases and 1734 normal controls were included in the meta-analysis to assess the purported association between the TNF-α G-308A gene polymorphism and the risk of DCM. A dominant genetic model was used and the comparison of GA/AA genotype versus GG genotype was performed in the present meta-analysis. The odds ratio was 1.42 (95% confidence interval: 1.05, 1.93, P=0.02), manifesting frequency of the TNF-α-308 GA/AA genotype was higher in DCM patients than the control group. TNF-α G-308A nucleotide transition might be associated with the risk of DCM.
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