Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome

Systemic lupus erythematosus and toll-like receptor 9 polymorphisms: A meta-analysis of genetic association studies

LupusPublished Meta-analysis of genetic association studies

Pooled resultResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.146 95% CI 1.033–1.273

Authors' conclusion

SLE susceptibility is associated with the TLR9 rs187084 polymorphism in the Asian population and the rs187084, rs352139, rs352140, and rs5743836 polymorphisms in the Asian, European, and Latin American populations, respectively.

Study context

Population
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and controls in genetic association studies from MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science26 trials from 24 articles
Participants
5,447 vs 6,588
Comparison
TLR9 rs187084, rs352139, rs352140 and rs5743836 polymorphisms and SLE risk
  • SLEn = 5,447
  • Controlsn = 6,588reference
Outcome
Association of TLR9 polymorphisms with SLE risk

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Odds ratio

1.146

95% CI 1.033–1.273

P = 0.010

rs187084 T allele
OR 1.146 (95% CI 1.033–1.273); P = 0.010

Original publication

Systemic lupus erythematosus and toll-like receptor 9 polymorphisms: A meta-analysis of genetic association studies. Lupus. Published 2 June 2023. doi:10.1177/09612033231180695

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