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Significant association between TAP2 polymorphisms and rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Dongjun Dai, Yong Chen, Ping Ru
1Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China. duanshiwei@nbu.edu.cn.
Background:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a severe chronic immune mediated inflammatory disease that has been shown to be associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci. The transporter associated with antigen processing 2 (TAP2) has been identified to play an important role in the HLA-associated diseases and immune response. The goal of our meta-analysis was to summarize the contribution of TAP2 polymorphisms to the risk of RA.
Methods:
Meta-analyses were performed between RA and 3 TAP2 coding polymorphisms that comprised TAP2-379Ile > Val (rs1800454), TAP2-565Ala > Thr (rs2228396) and TAP2-665Thr > Ala (rs241447). The meta-analyses were involved with 9 studies (24 individual studies) among 973 cases and 965 controls.
Results:
Meta-analyses showed that TAP2-379Ile allele was significantly associated with an increased risk of RA (p = 0.0002, odds ratio (OR) = 1.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.18-1.74). This association was further shown only in the dominant model (p = 0.006, OR = 1.59, 95% CI = 1.14-2.22). Subgroup analyses by ethnicity revealed that the association of TAP2-379Ile was significant in Asians (p = 0.03, OR = 1.38, 95% CI = 1.04-1.83). In addition, another significant association of TAP2-565Thr allele with RA was observed in Europeans (p = 0.002, OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.20-2.20).
Conclusions:
Our meta-analyses suggested that TAP2-379Ile allele was significantly associated with a 59% increased risk in the dominant effect model. Subgroup analyses by ethnicity showed that TAP2-379-Ile increased the risk of RA by 38% in Asians and TAP2-565Thr increased the risk of RA by 38% in Europeans.
Virtual Slides:
The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/2097080313124700.
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