Association Between Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 22 (PTPN22) Polymorphisms and Risk of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that involves the imbalance of peripheral tolerance possibly caused by the negative signal of activated T cells. The polymorphisms in the human protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene have been pointed out to be related to the pathogenesis of AS, but conclusions over this issue remain contradictory. We attempted to give a more precise conclusion about the effects of PTPN22 polymorphisms on AS risk by means of a meta-analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS PubMed, Embase, Wanfang, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched for relevant studies published in the English or Chinese language. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated with a fixed- or rando

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature