Associations Between the T280M and V249I SNPs in CX3CR1 and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

作者:Zhang, Rui; Wang, Li-Yuan; Wang, Ya-Feng; Wu, Chang-Rui; Lei, Chun-Ling; Wang, Ming-Xu; Ma, Le*
来源:Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2015, 56(9): 5590-5598.
DOI:10.1167/iovs.15-16830

摘要

PURPOSE. Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CX3CR1 gene, T280M and V249I, have been reported to affect the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in several studies. The aim of the present study was to combine all published data on the relationship between these two variants and AMD susceptibility in a meta-analysis to clarify this association. @@@ METHODS. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web of Science were searched for all eligible studies on the relationship between AMD and T280M and V249I variants. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each SNP in the allele frequency, homozygote, second codominant genotype, and dominant genotype models were calculated to evaluate the strength of this association. @@@ RESULTS. A total of 3017 AMD cases and 4096 controls from eight studies were involved in this meta-analysis. Both T280M and V249I SNPs exhibited significant associations with increased risk of AMD in the allele (T versus C: OR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.06-1.91; A versus G: OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.01-1.55) and homozygous models (TT versus CC: OR = 2.11, 95% CI: 1.00-4.43; AA versus GG: OR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.00-1.61), while no significance association was observed for the codominant genotype model. Moreover, studies showing high linkage disequilibrium between these two variants demonstrated a significantly stronger connection between these SNPs and AMD risk, compared with the moderate linkage disequilibrium group. @@@ CONCLUSIONS. Significant evidence for a relationship between T280M and V249I variants in CX3CR1 in the homozygote state with increased susceptibility to AMD was reported. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.