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ReviewMedical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran2014

Association of the CTLA-4 1722TC polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta analysis.

Mahdieh Shojaa, Mehrdad Aghaie, Mostafa Qorbani, Patricia Khashayar, Mahsa Amoli, Abbas Ali Keshtkar, Ramin Mohebi, Hossein Ansari, Hamid Asayesh, Shima RoknSharifi

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Mahdieh Shojaa1. Instructor, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mahdieh.shojaa_mw@yahoo.com.
Mehrdad Aghaie2. AssistantProfessor, Department of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. mehrdad.aghaei@yahoo.com.
Mostafa Qorbani3. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran & Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mqorbani1379@yahoo.com.
Patricia Khashayar4. PhD Candidate, Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. patricia.kh@gmail.com.
Mahsa Amoli5. Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of MedicalSciences, Tehran, Iran. amolimm@tums.ac.ir.
Abbas Ali Keshtkar6. Assistant Professor, Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. abkeshtkar@gmail.com.
Ramin Mohebi7. Medical Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahed University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mehranmohebi@gmail.com.
Hossein Ansari8. Assistant Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. ansarih88@gmail.com.
Hamid Asayesh9. Instructor, Department of Medical Emergencies, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. asayeshpsy@gmail.com.
Shima RoknSharifi10. Medical Doctor, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. roknsharifi.sh@gmail.com.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is an important negative regulator of Tcell responses. The -1722TC polymorphism of the CTLA-4 gene may be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) risk, but related results from previous studies have been inconsistent. We carried out a metaanalysis to assess this association more precisely.

methodsA systematic search through PubMed, Science Direct, and OVID, Iran doc, Iranmedex and SID (Scientific Information Database) databases was performed with the last search updated on December 30, 2011. The odds of ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were used to assess the strength of the association. We evaluated both fixed and random effect models, depending on the presence of between-study heterogeneity. The analyses were conducted using STATA software, version 11.0.

resultsA total of 9 independent studies on the CTLA-4 gene -1722TC polymorphism and SLE, including 1422 cases and 1417 controls were used in this meta-analysis. In the present meta-analysis, we found a significant association between -1722TC polymorphism and SLE risk in the overall analysis (TT versus TC/CC: OR=1.18, 95%CI 0.84-1.66, p= 0.32; TT/TC versus CC: OR = 2.06, 95%CI 1.07-3.99, p= 0.03; TT versus CC: OR = 2.32, 95%CI 1.62-3.32, p< 0.001; TC versus CC: OR = 1.99, 95%CI 1.42-2.78, p<0.001; TT versus TC: OR = 1.2, 95%CI 0.86-1.66,p= 0.28; T versus C: OR = 1.22, 95%CI 0.91-1.64,p= 0.16). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, -1722TC polymorphism was significantly associated with SLE risk in Asian population.

conclusionThis meta-analysis suggests a significant association between -1722TC polymorphism and SLE susceptibility. Large-scale and well-designed case-control studies are necessary to validate the risk identified in the present meta-analysis.

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1722TC polymorphismCTLA-4Meta-analysisSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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