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Association between angiotensinogen T174M polymorphism and the risk of diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis
Nina Liu1,2, Youmin Wang1
11 Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, China.
Objective::
Although the angiotensinogen ( AGT) gene T174M polymorphism has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN), study results have been inconsistent. The present meta-analysis was conducted to determine the correlation of AGT T174M polymorphism with DN.
Methods::
We retrospectively extracted relevant studies from Embase as well as PubMed databases. Additionally, a fixed- or random-effects model was employed for calculation of pooled odds ratio (OR) along with 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results::
In total, we identified six studies (1179 cases and 927 controls) regarding the AGT gene T174M polymorphism. The pooled ORs for the association between the AGT T174M polymorphism and DN risk were not statistically significant under all genetic models (M vs T: OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 0.84-1.75; MM vs TT: OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 0.93-4.04; MT vs TT: OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 0.76-1.63; the dominant model: OR =1.19, 95% CI = 0.80-1.77; the recessive model: OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 0.93-4.03). Subgroup analyses based on the type of race showed the M allele of the AGT T174M polymorphism increased DN risk in Asians, but not in Caucasians.
Conclusions::
Our study indicated that the T174M polymorphism in the AGT gene was associated with DN in Asians.
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