• The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui 230061, China;
LILing, Email: 640347226@qq.com
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Objective  To systematically evaluate correlation between exon-1 (locus 49, A/G) and promoter (locus -318, C/T) polymorphisms of Chinese population cytotoxic T lymphocytes associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene and Graves’ Disease (GD).
Methods  Relevant studies were electronically searched in CNKI, VIP, CBM, PubMed, EMbase and The Cochrane Library from 1980.1 to 2011.12. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we selected and screened all case-control studies on the correlation between CTLA-4 exon -1 (locus 49, A/G) and promoter (locus -318, C/T) polymorphisms of Chinese population and GD. Then we extracted the data and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.0 and STATA 12.0 software.
Results  (1) Ten studies on exon-1 were included. Results of meta-analyses showed that Chinese population with genotype G/G had a higher GD risk than those with genotype A/A (OR=3.38, 95%CI 2.07 to 5.51) and A/G (OR=1.72, 95%CI 1.31 to 2.25). Also, the allele G showed significant association with increased GD risk compared to the allele A (OR=1.87, 95%CI 1.44 to 2.41). (2) Five studies on promoter-318 were included. Results of meta-analyses showed that Chinese population with genotype T/T presented no increased relative risk compared to those with genotype C/C (OR=0.75, 95%CI 0.26 to 2.12) or C/T (OR=0.92, 95%CI 0.31 to 2.73). Meanwhile, the allele T showed no increased relative risk compared to the allele C (OR=0.83, 95%CI 0.61 to 1.12).
Conclusion  The allele G at the locus 49 of exon -1 of Chinese population is significantly associated with increased GD risks, yet the correlation between promoter –318 C/T polymorphism and GD hasn’t been demonstrated. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to test the above conclusion.

Citation: CHEN Xiaowen,LILing. Correlation between Chinese Population Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Associated Antigen-4 Gene Exon-1 & Promoter Polymorphisms and Graves’ Disease: A Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2012, 12(11): 1302-1308. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20120204 Copy

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