title: A meta-analysis of the bradykinin B2 receptor gene --58C/T polymorphism with hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Numerous studies have attempted to associate -58C/T polymorphism of bradykinin B2 receptor gene (BDKRB2) with hypertension, whereas results were often irreproducible. We performed a meta-analysis aiming to provide a comprehensive evaluation of this polymorphism and hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case-control reports published in English were searched totaling four studies with six populations (823 cases and 916 controls). Random-effects model was applied irrespective of between-study heterogeneity, and study quality was assessed in duplicate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with -58C allele carriers, those with -58T allele had a lower yet nonsignificant risk for hypertension (OR=0.86; 95% CI: 0.68-1.09; P=0.21). Lack of significance persisted after combining those with genotypes -58TC and -58TT together (OR=0.87; 95% CI: 0.67-1.09; P=0.21) or with -58TC and -58CC together (OR=0.75; 95% CI: 0.48-1.18; P=0.22) in association with hypertension. Sensitivity analyses by race indicated that comparison of -58T versus -58C generated a protective effect for hypertension in Asians (OR=0.77; 95% CI: 0.58-1.02; P=0.07) and African-Americans (OR=0.65; 95% CI: 0.43-0.98; P=0.04), but a risk effect in Caucasians (OR=1.22; 95% CI: 0.92-1.61; P=0.17). No publication bias was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggested that -58T allele exhibited a protective effect on hypertension in Asians and African-Americans, yet a risk effect in Caucasians.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. niuwenquan@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Wenquan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Pingjin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Dingliang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics; D043782:Receptor, Bradykinin B2 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D043782:Receptor, Bradykinin B2