Associations of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C Polymorphisms with Genetic Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal Clin Rheumatol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 2016 Jul 18

PMID 27423206

Citations 10

Authors

Han Cen

Hua Huang

Li-Na Zhang

Li-Ya Liu

Li Zhou

Xia-Fei Xin

Ren-Jie Zhuo

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Abstract

The aim of our study was to conduct a meta-analysis to assess whether combined evidence shows associations between C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 11 articles involving 20 comparisons were included, containing 12 comparisons for the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and 8 comparisons for the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism. Significant evidence was detected for the association of RA susceptibility with the MTHFR C677T polymorphism T allele under allelic contrast and dominant model in Asians (T versus C, OR = 1.300, 95 % CI = 1.104-1.531, p = 0.002; TT + CT versus CC, OR = 1.495, 95 % CI = 1.187-1.882, p = 0.001). Significant association between RA susceptibility and the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism A allele under recessive model was found in the overall meta-analysis (AA versus AC + CC, OR = 1.281, 95 % CI = 1.048-1.565, p = 0.016). Our meta-analysis results demonstrate that the MTHFR C677T polymorphism is involved in the genetic susceptibility of RA in Asians, and the MTHFR A1298C polymorphism is associated with genetic susceptibility to RA in the overall population. Given the paucity of studies, especially in non-Asian populations, further studies with larger sample sizes are required to elucidate the role of MTHFR polymorphisms in the genetic basis of RA in different ethnic populations.

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