Key result
TNF-α gene polymorphisms 308G/A, 238G/A, 857C/T, 863C/A, and 1031 T/C showed no significant association with overall coronary artery disease susceptibility (e.g., 308G/A OR 1.047).
Why the study?
The study was conducted to determine the association of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility.
Are tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms associated with increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease?
Meta-Analysis (n=17,352)
Are tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms associated with increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease?
Odds Ratio: 1.047 (95% CI 0.973–1.126)
p-value: p=0.222
The TNF-α 238G/A polymorphism is associated with increased susceptibility to coronary artery disease in European and North Asian populations, but not in the overall population.
TNF-α polymorphisms may associate with CAD risk; leaves open causal role and clinical utility pending validation.
BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to review relevant case-control studies to determine the association of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility. METHODS: Using appropriate keywords, we identified relevant studies using PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, VANFUN, and VIP. Key pertinent sources in the literature were also reviewed, and all articles published through April 2019 were considered for inclusion. Based on eligible studies, we performed a meta-analysis of association between 308G/A, 238G/A, 857C/T, 863C/A and 1031 T/C polymorphisms in TNF-α and risk of CAD. RESULTS: We found 25 studies that were consistent with this meta-analysis, including 7697 patients in the CAD group and 9655 control patients. TNF-α 308G/A locus A showed no significant association with CAD susceptibility by the five models in the analysis of the overall population, European, African, South Asian, and North Asian patients. TNF-α 863C/A locus A and 1031 T/C locus C exhibited no significant association with CAD susceptibility. TNF-α 238G/A locus A had no significant association with CAD susceptibility in the overall population. However, TNF-α 238G/A locus A showed significant association with higher CAD susceptibility in the subgroup of Europeans and north Asians. TNF-α 857C/T locus T had no significant association with CAD susceptibility in the analysis of the overall population and Europeans. In the north Asian population, TNF-α 857C/T locus T was associated with lower CAD susceptibility by the heterozygote model. CONCLUSION: TNF-α 308G/A, 857C/T, 863C/A, and 1031 T/C has no significant association with CAD susceptibility. TNF-α 238G/A locus A has significant association with CAD susceptibility in Europeans and north Asians, but has no significant association in the overall population. Studies with a larger sample size are required to confirm the association between TNF-α 238G/A and CAD susceptibility.
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Huang et al. (2020) conducted a meta-analysis in Coronary artery disease (CAD) (n=17,352). TNF-α gene polymorphisms (308G/A, 238G/A, 857C/T, 863C/A, 1031 T/C) vs. Wild-type/control genotypes was evaluated on CAD susceptibility (TNF-α 308G/A allelic model, A vs G) (OR 1.047, 95% CI 0.973-1.126, p=0.222). TNF-α gene polymorphisms 308G/A, 238G/A, 857C/T, 863C/A, and 1031 T/C showed no significant association with overall coronary artery disease susceptibility (e.g., 308G/A OR 1.047).
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