title: Association of beta-fibrinogen gene -148C/T and -455G/A polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in Chinese population: a meta analysis.
abstract: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the correlation between the beta-fibrinogen gene -148C/T and -455G/A polymorphisms and susceptibility to coronary artery disease in the Chinese population using a meta-analytic approach. Eligible studies about this correlation were identified by searching the PubMed, EMBASE, and CNKI databases. Of the 13 identified, 7 (with 1488 cases and 1234 controls) involved the -148C/T polymorphism and 9 (with 1023 cases and 1081 controls) involved the -455G/A polymorphism. No publication bias was detectable and heterogeneity testing found significant differences between the ORs for both groups of studies. The combined OR for the 7 studies on susceptibility to coronary artery disease in -148T allele carriers compared to the -148C/C wild-type homozygotes was 1.31 (95%CI: 0.94-1.84, P = 0.11). The combined OR for the 9 studies on susceptibility to coronary artery disease in -455A allele carriers compared to the -455G/G wild-type homozygotes was 1.75 (95%CI: 1.24-2.46, P = 0.001). Our results suggest the absence of an association between the beta-fibrinogen gene -148C/T polymorphism and susceptibility to coronary artery disease and the possibility that -455G/A polymorphism (in particular, allele A) increases susceptibility to this disease in the Chinese population.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000, China.
authors: XiaoChao
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: MingTong
authors: M
authors: Xu
authors: LiZi
authors: L
authors: Jin
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: WeiQing
authors: W
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C115499:BBeta fibrinogen; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D005340:Fibrinogen