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SynthesisMolecular biology reports2014

The TNF-alpha -308G/A polymorphism is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an updated meta-analysis.

Yuliang Zhao, Zheng Li, Ling Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Yingying Yang, Yi Tang, Ping Fu

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Synthesis in Molecular biology reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuliang ZhaoDivision of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Zheng Li
Ling Zhang
Yonggang Zhang
Yingying Yang
Yi Tang
Ping Fu
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha -308G/A polymorphism has long been suspected of being a gene variant that is associated with type 2 diabetes, but studies have reported conflicting outcomes. An updated meta-analysis was performed to investigate whether the TNF-alpha -308A variant is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Statistical analyses were performed using Revman 5.0 and STATA 10.0 software. A total of 38 case-control studies in 38 articles were included. Statistical analyses of the results suggested that the TNF-alpha -308G/A polymorphism was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.21, 95 % CI 1.06-1.37, P = 0.003) in a dominant model, particularly for Asian carriers of the A mutation (GA+AA), who were shown to have a 39 % increased risk of type 2 diabetes (OR = 1.39, 95 % CI 1.11-1.74, P = 0.004) compared with wild-type (GG) subjects. However, no significant difference in diabetes risk was found between the mutant and wild-type genotypes in Caucasian subjects (OR = 1.08, 95 % CI 0.98-1.18, P = 0.12). This meta-analysis indicates that the TNF-alpha -308A variant could be a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, particularly in Asian subjects. However, this association was not statistically significant in Caucasian subjects. More specified ethnical studies are required to reveal the detailed physiological characteristics of the TNF-alpha -308 G/A polymorphism.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansOdds RatioRisk FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTNF protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID24197696
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