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Associations between PTPN2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease: a meta-analysis

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Objective

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) result from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Though several polymorphisms have been identified in PTPN2, their roles in the incidence of UC and CD are conflicting. This meta-analysis was aimed to clarify the impact of these polymorphisms on UC and CD risk.

Method

PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and CBM were searched until 23 July 2013 for eligible studies on three PTPN2 polymorphisms: rs2542151, rs1893217 and rs7234029. Data were extracted, and pooled odd ratios (ORs) as well as 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) were calculated.

Conclusion

The meta-analysis indicated that rs2542151, rs1893217 and rs1893217 were associated with increased CD risk, while the former was associated with increased UC risk. The differences in age of onset and ethnic groups may influence the associations. Gene–gene and gene–environment interactions should be investigated in the future.

Results

Seventeen studies with 18,308 cases and 20,406 controls were included. Significant associations were found between rs2542151 polymorphism and CD susceptibility (OR = 1.22, 95 % CI, 1.15–1.30, I 2 = 32 %), as well as between rs2542151 and UC susceptibility (OR = 1.16, 95 % CI, 1.07–1.25, I 2 = 39 %). A similar result was found in Caucasians, but not in Asians. Moreover, a significant increase in CD risk for all carriers of the minor allele of rs1893217 (OR = 1.45, 95 % CI, 1.23–1.70, I 2 = 0 %) and rs7234029 (OR = 1.36, 95 % CI, 1.16–1.59, I 2 = 0 %) were found. For children, the rs1893217 polymorphism appeared to confer susceptibility to CD (OR = 1.56, 95 % CI, 1.28–1.89, I 2 = 0 %).

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Zhang, JX., He, JH., Wang, J. et al. Associations between PTPN2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease: a meta-analysis. Inflamm. Res. 63, 71–79 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-013-0673-5

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