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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Associations of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Polymorphisms

Guoda Zazeckyte, Greta Gedvilaite, Alvita Vilkeviciute, Loresa Kriauciuniene, Vilma Jurate Balciuniene, Ruta Mockute, Rasa Liutkeviciene

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
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  4. Polymorphisms inMolecular biology research communications · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guoda ZazeckyteMedical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Greta GedvilaiteNeuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-7469-8825
Alvita VilkeviciuteNeuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-0427-5568
Loresa KriauciunieneNeuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Vilma Jurate BalciunieneDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ruta MockuteMedical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Rasa LiutkevicieneNeuroscience Institute, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu Str. 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · LT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a neurodegenerative disease leading to irreversible central vision loss among the elderly in developed countries. While the disease accounts for 9% of all cases of vision loss, the prevalence of AMD is likely to increase due to the exponential aging of the population. Due to this reason, our study aimed to determine the associations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) TNF-863A/C (rs1800630), TNF-308A/G (rs1800629), TNF-238A/G (rs361525), and TNF-α serum concentration with age-related macular degeneration. Analysis of TNF-α rs1800630, rs1800629, and rs361525 polymorphisms showed that the TNF-α rs1800630 A allele was statistically significantly more frequent in the exudative AMD group compared to the control group (p = 0.029). Additionally, the TNF-α rs1800630 A allele was more frequent in females with exudative AMD than in the control group of healthy females (p = 0.027). The TNF-α rs1800630 A allele was more frequent in females with exudative AMD than in females with early AMD (p = 0.014). TNF-α rs1800630, rs1800629, and rs361525 haplotype A-A-G were associated with decreased odds of exudative AMD (p < 0.0001), and haplotype A-G-G was associated with 24-fold increased exudative AMD occurrence (p < 0.0001). TNF-α protein levels were lower in subjects with exudative AMD compared to the control group (p < 0.001). The study showed significant associations between inflammatory cytokine TNF-α single-nucleotide polymorphisms and serum level with AMD pathogenesis. Analysis of TNF-α genotypes and serum concentration may be helpful for the AMD diagnosis.

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age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-1rs1800629-4rs18006303-3rs361525-5TNF-α-2

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PMID35888018
PMCPMC9319996
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