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A trial sequential meta-analysis of TNF-? -308G>A (rs800629) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?), secreted by the activated macrophages, may participate in the onset and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). The association of TNF-? -308 G>A (rs1800629) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with CRC risk has been investigated by many studies but the results are inconclusive. A trial sequential meta-analysis was performed for precise estimation of the relationship between TNF-? -308 G>A gene polymorphism with CRC risk. METHODS:Medline (PubMed), EMBASE (Excerpta-Medica) and Google Scholar were mined for relevant articles. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the significance of association. RESULTS:The pooled analysis indicated no risk associated with TNF-? -308 G>A SNP and overall CRC risk in five genetic comparison models, i.e. allelic (A vs. G: P = 0.524; OR = 1.074, 95% CI = 0.863-1.335), homozygous (AA vs. GG: P = 0.489; OR = 1.227, 95% CI = 0.688-2.188), heterozygous (AG vs. GG: P = 0.811; OR = 1.024, 95% CI = 0.843-1.244), dominant (AA+AG vs. GG: P = 0.630; OR = 1.055, 95% CI = 0.849-1.311) and recessive (AA vs. AG+GG: P = 0.549; OR = 1.181, 95% CI = 0.686-2.033). Subgroup analysis revealed that TNF-? -308 G>A SNP is associated with reduced risk of CRC in Asian ethnicity. The study showed no publication bias. CONCLUSIONS:No association of TNF-? -308 G>A SNP with overall CRC risk was found. This SNP is likely to be protective against CRC in Asian population when compared with Caucasian population. Larger prospective-epidemiological studies are warranted to elucidate the roles of TNF-? -308 G>A SNP in the etiology of CRC and to endorse the present findings.

SUBMITTER: Mandal RK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331670 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A trial sequential meta-analysis of TNF-α -308G>A (rs800629) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

Mandal Raju K RK Khan Munawwar Ali MA Hussain Arif A Akhter Naseem N Jawed Arshad A Dar Sajad A SA Wahid Mohd M Panda Aditya K AK Lohani Mohtashim M Mishra Bhartendu N BN Haque Shafiul S

Bioscience reports 20190115 1

<h4>Purpose</h4>Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), secreted by the activated macrophages, may participate in the onset and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). The association of TNF-α -308 G>A (rs1800629) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with CRC risk has been investigated by many studies but the results are inconclusive. A trial sequential meta-analysis was performed for precise estimation of the relationship between TNF-α -308 G>A gene polymorphism with CRC ri ...[more]

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Project description:The multifactorial pathogenesis of severe malaria is partly attributed to host genes, such as those encoding cytokines involved in complex inflammatory reactions, namely tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). However, the relationship between TNF-α -308G >A gene polymorphism (rs1800629) and the severity of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria remains unclear, which prompts a meta-analysis to obtain more precise estimates. The present meta-analysis aimed to better understand this correlation and provide insight into its association in populations with different ethnicities. Literature search outcomes included eight eligible articles in which TNF-α -308G >A polymorphism was determined in uncomplicated malaria (UM) and severe malaria (SM) of P. falciparum as represented in the case and control groups. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were estimated in standard homozygous, recessive, dominant, and codominant genetic models. Subgroup analysis was based on ethnicity, i.e., Africans and Asians. The analyses included overall and the modified outcomes; the latter was obtained without the studies that deviated from the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. The significant data also underwent sensitivity treatment but not publication bias tests because the number of studies was less than ten. Interaction tests were applied to differential outcomes between the subgroups. Overall and HWE-compliant analyses showed no significant association between the TNF-α -308G >A polymorphism and susceptibility to P. falciparum SM (ORs = 1.10-1.52, 95%CIs = 0.68-2.79; Pa = 0.24-0.68). Stratification by ethnicity revealed that two significant associations were found only in the Asians favoring SM for dominant (OR = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.06-3.61, Pa = 0.03) and codominant (OR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.15-2.92, Pa = 0.01) under the random-effects model, but not among the African populations. The two significant Asian associations were improved with a test of interaction with P-value of0.02-0.03. The significant core outcomes were robust. Results of the meta-analysis suggest that TNF-α -308G >A polymorphism might affect the risk of P. falciparum SM, particularly in individuals of Asian descent. This supports ethnicity as one of the dependent factors of the TNF-α -308G >A association with the clinical severity of malaria. Further large and well-designed genetic studies are needed to confirm this conclusion.

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A trial sequential meta-analysis of TNF-? -308G>A (rs800629) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

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A trial sequential meta-analysis of <i>TNF-</i>α -308G>A (rs800629) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

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