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Published on: October 27, 2023
Association of FOXO3a gene polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility in Eastern Chinese Han population
Shanshan Xu1, Zhipeng Pan2, Li Huang3
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; The Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China.
Objective:
To investigate the association of FOXO3a polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) susceptibility in Eastern Chinese Han population.
Methods:
FOXO3a polymorphisms rs12206094, rs12212067, rs2253310, rs3800232, and rs4946933 were genotyped in 650 AS patients and 646 controls by the improved Multiple Ligase Detection Reaction.
Results:
The distribution of genotype in rs12212067 polymorphism was significantly different between AS patients and controls (P = 0.020), especially in male population (P = 0.009). There was significant difference of the genotype frequency distribution at rs3800232 between patients and controls in male population. The results of binary regression analysis showed that the rs12212067 GG genotype and rs3800232 TT genotype were obviously correlated with elevated AS risk, and the associations were still significant after being adjusted by age and gender (all P < 0.05). Interestingly, rs12212067 and rs3800232 genotypes were associated with disease activity of patients. Additionally, haplotype block rs12212067G- rs3800232T (OR = 1.403, 95%CI = 1.011-1.949) was further shown to confer promoting effect on developing AS.
Conclusion:
Among Eastern Chinese Han population, FOXO3a polymorphism rs12212067 and rs3800232 may contribute to increased risk of developing AS, but well-designed multicenter studies are needed to further confirm these preliminary findings in the future.
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