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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Comments on 'Association of FcϵRIβ polymorphisms with risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis: evidence based on 29 case-control studies'.

Haijun Yang, Lan Zheng, Yanmei Zhang, Min Yang, Sha Wei

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Haijun Yang *Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Lan Zheng *Department of Internal Medicine, the First School of Clinical Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430060, P.R. China.
Yanmei ZhangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Min YangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.
Sha WeiDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430065, P.R. China.

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Abstract

Guo et al. (Bioscience Reports (2018) 38, BSR20180177) published a meta-analysis concerning the association between five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the high-affinity IgE receptor β chain (FcεRIβ) gene, namely E237G, -109 C/T, RsaI_in2, RsaI_ex7, and I181L, and risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis based on available 29 case-control studies. Summary odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the strength of association of SNPs in FcεRIβ gene with allergic diseases risk. They found that FcεRIβ E237G (237G vs. 237E: OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.06-1.53) and -109 C/T (TT vs. CT+CC: OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.26-1.98) were risk factors for allergic diseases. Guo et al.'s findings are interesting, but we found that several issues should be clarified after carefully reading the paper. Here, we intended to comment on these data clarifications.

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AsthmaRhinitis, AllergicCase-Control StudiesHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, IgEReceptors, IgEallergic rhinitisasthmaFcERIBmeta analysis

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