LI Min 1,2 , SHI Jingpu 1,2
  • 1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China; 2. Evidence-Based Center of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110001, China;
SHI Jingpu, Email: sjp56@yahoo.com
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Objective  To explore whether the polymorphism of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF β1) gene at 869T/C and 915G/C loci contributes to the genetic susceptibility to hypertension.
Methods  Assessed under the same criteria, all case control studies on relationship between the polymorphism of TGF β1 gene and hypertension were searched in both English and Chinese databases. All articles retrieved were screened and evaluated, and meta-analyses were conducted with RevMan 5.1 software.
Results  A total of 14 case control studies were included. The results of meta-analyses showed TGF β1 gene C allele was related to hypertension (OR=1.37, 95%CI 1.21 to 1.54). It was noted that individuals with CC genotype and TT genotype had a significant increased risk of hypertension (OR=1.43, 95%CI 1.27 to 1.60; OR=0.64, 95%CI 0.53 to 0.78, respectively). And there was no b evidence showing that TGF β1 915G/C genetic polymorphism was related to hypertension. The results from meta-analyses of the studies based on Chinese population on the two loci were in consistent with the outcomes of overall meta-analyses. Sensitivity analyses indicated the results were stable. And publication bias was not present, reflected by P values from Egger’s regression asymmetry test and Begg’s adjusted rank correction test.
Conclusions  869T/C polymorphism of TGF β1 gene is associated with hypertension. C allele is potentially one of the genetic risk factors for hypertension. Present studies do not support a direct relationship between 915G/C polymorphism TGF β1 gene and hypertension.

Citation: LI Min,SHI Jingpu. Polymorphism of TGF on Genetic Susceptibility to Hypertension: A Meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2011, 11(12): 1384-1390. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20110235 Copy

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