scholarly journals Association between eNOS 4b/a Polymorphism and the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ze-jun Ma ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Hui-Zhu Ren ◽  
Xin Guo ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
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Many studies have assessed the association between eNOS-4b/a polymorphism and the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among type 2 diabetic subjects. However, the results are inconsistent. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the association, a meta-analysis was conducted. Fifteen studies with 3, 183 cases and 3, 410 controls were enrolled by searching the databases of Pubmed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Chinese Wanfang Database. Summary odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. The main analysis indicated no significant association between eNOS-4b/a polymorphism and the risk of DR in overall population [allelic model:OR=0.94(0.79–1.11); additive model:OR=0.91(0.73–1.14); recessive model:OR=1.01(0.81–1.25); dominant model:OR=0.91(0.75–1.09)]. Subgroup analysis by ethnicity also indicated no significant association. In conclusion, the current meta-analysis did not observe any association between the polymorphism of eNOS 4b/a and the risk of DR among type 2 diabetic subjects. However, larger well-designed studies are required to confirm this finding.

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 724-731
Author(s):  
Mengwei Liu ◽  
Mengke Shang ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Xiuping Liu ◽  
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AbstractDiabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are the major factors of morbidity and mortality in the patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Growing studies have investigated the relationship between the TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism and the susceptibility to DN and DR, without achieving consensus. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to reach more comprehensive conclusions for these issues. Eligible studies were retrieved through electronic databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Summary of odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were generated to evaluate the intensity of the associations. Statistical analyses were performed by STATA 11.0 and RevMan 5.2. There are fourteen eligible publications involving nineteen studies in this meta-analysis. TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism was significantly related to increasing risk of DN under recessive model (OR=1.37, 95% CI=1.03–1.83) and homozygous model (OR=1.54, 95% CI=1.15–2.06). Moreover, the similar results were also obtained in Asian groups for DN (recessive: OR=1.69, 95% CI=1.18–2.42; homozygous: OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.38–2.86; respectively), and significant association was also detected between TNF-α-308G/A and DN susceptibility in type 2 DM in recessive model (OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.02–1.89). No significant association was observed between TNF-α-308G/A and DR susceptibility in total analyses and subgroup analyses by ethnicity and type of DM. TNF-α-308G/A polymorphism may enhance the susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy, especially in Asian population and in T2DM patients, but not diabetic retinopathy.


Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1647-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotong Wang ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Fangfang Nie ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Kaili Zhang ◽  
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Background and Purpose— A growing body of evidence indicates genetic components play critical roles in moyamoya disease (MMD). Firm conclusions from studies of this disease have been stymied by small sample sizes and a lack of replicative results. This meta-analysis was conducted to determine whether these genetic polymorphisms are associated with MMD. Methods— PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Wanfang, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were used to identify potentially relevant studies published until January 2020. The Review Manager 5.2 and Stata 15.0 software programs were used to perform the statistical analysis. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Cochran Q test and quantified using the I 2 test. Results— Four thousand seven hundred eleven MMD cases and 8704 controls in 24 studies were included, evaluating 7 polymorphisms in 6 genes. The fixed-effect odds ratios (95% CI) in allelic model of MMP-2 rs243865 were 0.60 (0.41–0.88) ( P =0.008). In the country-based subgroup analysis, the fixed-effect odds ratios (95% CI) of RNF213 rs112735431 in allelic model were China, 39.74 (26.63–59.31), Japan, 74.65 (42.79–130.24) and Korea, 50.04 (28.83–86.88; all P <0.00001). In the sensitivity analysis, the fixed-effect odds ratios (95% CI) of allelic and dominant models were the RNF213 rs148731719 variant, 2.17 (1.36–3.48; P =0.001), 2.20 (1.35–3.61; P =0.002), the TIMP-2 rs8179090 variant, 0.33 (0.25–0.43; P <0.00001), 0.88 (0.65–1.21; P =0.440) and the MMP-3 rs3025058 variant, 0.61 (0.47–0.79; P =0.0002), 0.55 (0.41–0.75; P =0.0001), respectively. Conclusions— RNF213 rs112735431 and rs148731719 were positively, and TIMP-2 rs8179090, MMP-2 rs243865, and MMP-3 rs3025058 were inversely associated with MMD using multiple pathophysiologic pathways. Studies in larger population should be conducted to clarify whether and how these variants are associated with MMD.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqing Wang ◽  
Fanqiang Meng ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Huizhong Long ◽  
Jiatian Li ◽  
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Abstract Background: Adipokines gene polymorphisms are speculated to have associations with the risk of osteoarthritis (OA), but evidences remain conflicting. This study therefore aimed to examine the potential associations between adipokines gene polymorphisms and OA.Methods: A systematic search was performed on PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang up to March 31, 2020. Meta-analysis was carried out by focusing on associations between adipokines gene polymorphisms and OA with allele model, dominant model, recessive model, homozygote model, and heterozygote model.Results: The present meta-analysis included 13 studies containing 3,661 OA patients and 4,864 controls for analysis. Significant associations were observed between ADIPOQ rs2241766 and OA in Asians (dominant: OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.03-1.78; heterozygote: OR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.07-1.19), between LEPR rs1137101 and OA in the overall population (recessive: OR = 0.40, 95% CI 0.21-0.79; homozygote: OR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.18-0.79), between VISFATIN rs4730153 and OA in Asians (allele: OR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.41-0.83; dominant: OR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.39-0.83; heterozygote: OR = 0.59, 95% CI 0.40-0.86), and between VISFATIN rs16872158 and OA in Asians (allele: OR = 1.84, 95% CI 1.26-2.68; dominant: OR = 1.94, 95% CI 1.31-2.89; heterozygote: OR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.31-2.95).Conclusions: Adipokines gene polymorphisms may be associated with OA. In particular, associations were observed in ADIPOQ rs2241766, LEPR rs1137101, VISFATIN rs4730153, and VISFATIN rs16872158 in the present study. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020187664.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiqun Wu ◽  
Huan Wu ◽  
Lili Shi ◽  
Xinlu Yuan ◽  
Ying Yin ◽  
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Aims/Introduction. To collectively evaluate the association between haptoglobin (Hp) gene variants and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods. A comprehensive literature review was performed for eligible studies. After inclusion and exclusion selection as well as quality assessment, those studies meeting quality standards were included. In this study, diabetic patients with retinopathy were selected as the case group and those ones without DR were treated as the control group. The recessive model, allele model, additive model, heterozygote model, and homozygote model were utilized to investigate the association of three Hp gene variants and DR. Subgroup analysis on different severity of DR including nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) was also conducted.Results. Six trials from different regions were finally included. A total of 1145 subjects containing 564 T2DM patients with retinopathy were included. The recessive model, allele model, additive model, and homozygote model results showed that Hp gene variants were not associated with DR, NPDR, and PDR. However, the heterozygote model indicated the association of Hp gene variants with DR.Conclusions. No association was found between the Hp gene variants and PDR and NPDR. More studies are required to verify these findings.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Zhi Li ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Hui-bing Chen ◽  
Xiao-Mei Guo ◽  
Xiao-Ping Chen ◽  
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Background. MicroRNA-423 (miR-423) rs6505162 polymorphism is found to be associated with breast cancer (BC) risk. However, the results were inconsistent. This study meta-analyzed the literature on possible association between rs6505162 polymorphism and BC risk. Methods. PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases were systematically searched to identify relevant studies. Meta-analyses were performed to examine the association between rs6505162 polymorphism and BC. Results. None of the five genetic models suggested a significant association between rs6505162 polymorphism and BC risk: allelic model, OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.18–1.28, P = 0.85 ; recessive model, OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.72–1.38, P = 0.97 ; dominant model, OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.72–1.21, P = 0.60 ; homozygous model, OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.66–1.65, P = 0.87 ; and heterozygous model, OR 1.07, 95% CI 0.90–1.28, P = 0.45 . Similar results were obtained in subgroup analyses of Asian, Chinese, and Caucasian patients. Conclusion. The available evidence suggests no significant association between rs6505162 polymorphism and BC risk. These conclusions should be verified in large, well-designed studies.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Ming Yang ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Hong Ren ◽  
Yun Duan Sun ◽  
Jiao Jie Fan ◽  
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has complex multifactorial pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the association of complement pathway genes with susceptibility to DR. Eight haplotype-tagging SNPs ofSERPING1andC5were genotyped in 570 subjects with type 2 diabetes: 295 DR patients (138 nonproliferative DR [NPDR] and 157 proliferative DR [PDR]) and 275 diabetic controls. Among the sixC5SNPs, a marginal association was first detected between rs17611 and total DR patients (P=0.009, OR = 0.53 for recessive model). In stratification analysis, a significant decrease in the frequencies of G allele and GG homozygosity for rs17611 was observed in PDR patients compared with diabetic controls (Pcorr= 0.032, OR = 0.65 andPcorr= 0.016, OR = 0.37, resp.); it was linked with a disease progression. A haplotype AA defined by the major alleles of rs17611 and rs1548782 was significantly predisposed to PDR with increased risk of 1.54 (Pcorr= 0.023). Regarding other variants inC5andSERPING1, none of the tagging SNPs had a significant association with DR and its subgroups (allP>0.05). Our study revealed an association between DR andC5polymorphisms with clinical significance, whereasSERPING1is not a major genetic component of DR. Our data suggest a link of complement pathway with DR pathogenesis.


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