PMID- 26634551 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160915 LR - 20151204 IS - 1676-5680 (Electronic) IS - 1676-5680 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 4 DP - 2015 Dec 3 TI - Relationship between the HLA-G 14 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism and susceptibility to autoimmune disease: a meta-analysis. PG - 15839-47 LID - 10.4238/2015.December.1.35 [doi] AB - Numerous studies have investigated the potential relationship between the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G 14-bp insertion/deletion (INS/DEL) polymorphisms and autoimmune disease (AID). However, published results are inconclusive. Our aim was to determine whether the 14-bp INS/DEL polymorphism in the HLA-G gene contributes to the risk of AID. A systemic literature search of the PubMed and EMBASE databases was conducted to identify eligible studies investigating the association of the HLA-G 14-bp INS/DEL polymorphism with AID. Our analysis included 11 publications involving a total of 6462 individuals. Overall, no significant association between the HLA-G 14-bp INS/DEL polymorphism and AID was detected in any comparison model. Further subgroup analyses based on AID types and ethnicity also revealed no significant associations. Our results suggest that the HLA-G 14-bp INS/DEL polymorphism is unrelated to the development of AID. Further studies including larger sample sizes are warranted to confirm these results. FAU - Kim, S K AU - Kim SK AD - Kohwang Medical Research Institute and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Jeong, K H AU - Jeong KH AD - Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kang, I J AU - Kang IJ AD - Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Chung, J H AU - Chung JH AD - Kohwang Medical Research Institute and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Shin, M K AU - Shin MK AD - Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, M H AU - Lee MH AD - Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea mhlee@khmc.or.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20151203 PL - Brazil TA - Genet Mol Res JT - Genetics and molecular research : GMR JID - 101169387 RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) SB - IM MH - Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis/*genetics/immunology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - *Genetic Association Studies MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - HLA-G Antigens/*genetics MH - Humans MH - *INDEL Mutation MH - Odds Ratio MH - *Polymorphism, Genetic EDAT- 2015/12/05 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/12/05 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/16 06:00 [medline] AID - gmr6552 [pii] AID - 10.4238/2015.December.1.35 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Genet Mol Res. 2015 Dec 3;14(4):15839-47. doi: 10.4238/2015.December.1.35.