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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G/A polymorphism with recurrent miscarriages in women.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Recurrent miscarriage (RM) is the most common pregnancy loss in the first trimester affecting approximately 0.5-2% of women. It is a heterogeneous condition and remains an enigma as the underlying cause is still difficult to track down. AIM:This study was aimed to investigate the distribution of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?) 308G/A polymorphism and its association with RM in females. The comparative picture was also demonstrated by comparing genotyping results with healthy control women having no history of miscarriage. METHODS:This clinical study was conducted among 115 women aged 21-44 years with history of recurrence of miscarriage. The samples were collected from women attending the outpatient departments of various hospitals, nursing homes, and infertility clinics of this region. In the present study, 111 fertile healthy women aged 24-46 years with at least one live birth and no history of miscarriage were also included. RESULTS:Mean age of women with RM was found to be 28 ± 5.6 years by recall method, whereas it was found to be 30 ± 7.4 in context to healthy women with no history of pregnancy loss. In the present study, 66% of women with RM had homozygous wild type genotype (GG) while 30% and 4% of women had heterozygous (GA) and homozygous mutant genotype (AA), respectively. Among control group, 79%, 16%, and 5% of women showed GG, GA, and AA genotype, respectively. CONCLUSION:The current study supports the concept of TNF-? 308G/A variant in particular with reproductive failure, GG and GA alleles showing 1-fold risk association with RM (odds ratio: 1.86 and 1.43, respectively).

SUBMITTER: Sudhir N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4915291 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G/A polymorphism with recurrent miscarriages in women.

Sudhir Neha N Badaruddoza Beri Archana A Kaur Anupam A

Journal of human reproductive sciences 20160401 2

<h4>Background</h4>Recurrent miscarriage (RM) is the most common pregnancy loss in the first trimester affecting approximately 0.5-2% of women. It is a heterogeneous condition and remains an enigma as the underlying cause is still difficult to track down.<h4>Aim</h4>This study was aimed to investigate the distribution of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) 308G/A polymorphism and its association with RM in females. The comparative picture was also demonstrated by comparing genotyping results wit ...[more]

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Project description:Background:Multiple studies have been carried out examining the association of tumor necrosis factor-? gene (TNF-?) promoter region polymorphisms with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) risk. However, the results remain controversial and incomplete. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the association of the TNF-? -308G>A and -238G>A polymorphisms with RPL risk. Materials and Methods:In this meta-analysis, a comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Knowledge and EMBASE was performed to identify relevant studies published until December 1, 2017. The associations were assessed by odds ratio (OR) and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). Results:A total of 29 case-control studies, comprising 20 studies on TNF-? -308G>A (3,461 cases and 3,895 controls) and nine studies on TNF-? -238G>A (2,589 cases and 2,664 controls), were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, we found TNF-? -308G>A to be associated with an increase in RPL risk under the homozygote (OR=1.716, 95% CI: 1.210-2.433, P=0.002) and the recessive (OR=1.554, 95% CI: 1.100-2.196, P=0.012) models. TNF-? -238G>A was also significantly associated with increased risk of RPL under the allele model (OR=1.554, 95% CI: 1.100-2.196, P=0.012). Stratified analysis revealed a more significant association between theTNF-? -308G>A polymorphism and increased RPL risk in Asians under the homozygote (OR=2.190, 95% CI: 1.465-3.274, P?0.001), the dominant (OR=1.642, 95% CI: 1.269-2.125, P?0.001) and the recessive (OR=1.456, 95% CI: 1.039-2.040, P=0.029) models, but not in Caucasians. A non-significant association was, however, identified between TNF-? -238G>A and RPL risk based on ethnicity. Moreover, TNF-? -308G>A and -238G>A polymorphisms were significantly associated with increased risk of RPL in high quality studies and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) subgroups. Conclusion:The present meta-analysis demonstrates that TNF-? -308G>A and -238G>A polymorphisms are associated with an increased risk of RPL.

Project description:ObjectiveTumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is an important cytokine involved in inflammation, immune response, and other biological processes. The association between polymorphism -308G/A in its promoter and the risk of multiple myeloma (MM) is not clear. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to clarify this question.Materials and methodsTwelve eligible studies, which included 2204 MM cases and 3478 controls, were enrolled in our meta-analysis by searching the PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases up to December 2018. The effect of polymorphism -308G/A on MM risk was evaluated by calculating the pooled odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI). Furthermore, the Q-test and I2 statistical analyses were used to estimate the degree of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to test the robustness of the meta-analysis results. Publication bias was assessed by Egger’s test and visual inspection of a funnel plot.ResultsIn the dominant model, -308G/A polymorphism was associated with reduced MM risk (OR=0.80, 95% CI: 0.65-0.97), and it also demonstrated a significant protective effect with a pooled OR of 0.82 (95% CI: 0.68-0.99) in the Caucasian subgroup. Because of the limited number of individual studies with AA genotype carriers, only eight studies were included in the recessive model, and no significant difference was observed. Moreover, the meta-analysis of the allele frequency demonstrated that the A allele has a protective effect against MM risk with a pooled OR of 0.83 (95% CI: 0.69-0.99). Sensitivity analysis suggested that the synthesized effect size was not influenced by any individual study. Moreover, the Egger’s test statistical analysis suggested that publication bias was not obvious in the present analysis.ConclusionOverall, the -308G/A polymorphism was associated with reduced MM risk in the dominant model and allele frequency. Further investigation is needed to gain better insight.

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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G/A polymorphism with recurrent miscarriages in women.

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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G/A polymorphism with recurrent miscarriages in women.

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