Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies on SNP rs2075876 (G > A) and rs760426 (A > G) (SNP = single nucleotide polymorphism; NA = not available; HB = hospital based).

From: Association between AIRE gene polymorphism and rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

 

Year

Country

Ethnicity

Diagnostic criteria

Genotyping

Mean age

Female %

Control source

case

control

case

control

SNP rs2075876(G > A)

Terao C

A

2011

Japan

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

microarrays

63.0 ± 12.5

52.0 ± 15.8

82.1

60.6

HB

B

2011

 

microarrays

60.8 ± 11.5

38.1 ± 11.9

84.1

39.6

HB

C

2011

 

microarrays

61.4 ± 11.5

52.5 ± 15.2

81.4

44.4

HB

García-Lozano JR

 

2013

Spain

Caucasian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

Taqman SNP genotyping assay

49.2 ± 14.8

NA

74.3

NA

HB

Shao S

 

2014

China

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

SNaPshot assay

48.7 ± 14.2

47.0 ± 16.3

80.6

37.0

HB

Feng ZJ

 

2015

China (Han)

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

Taqman SNP genotyping assay

54.1 ± 11.2

52.4 ± 11.8

53.5

58.5

HB

Li X

 

2016

China (Shaanxi)

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

Snapshot Assay

43.5 ± 19.2

44.3 ± 17.8

64.3

59.7

HB

SNP rs760426 (A > G)

Terao C

A

2011

Japan

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

microarrays

63.0 ± 12.5

52.0 ± 15.8

82.1

60.6

HB

B

2011

microarrays

60.8 ± 11.5

38.1 ± 11.9

84.1

39.6

HB

C

2011

microarrays

61.4 ± 11.5

52.5 ± 15.2

81.4

44.4

HB

Shao S

 

2014

China

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

SNaPshot assay

48.7 ± 14.2

47.0 ± 16.3

80.6

37.0

HB

Feng ZJ

 

2015

China (Han)

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

Taqman SNP genotyping assay

54.1 ± 11.2

52.4 ± 11.8

53.5

58.5

HB

Li X

 

2016

China (Shaanxi)

Asian

American College of Rheumatology for RA (1987)

Snapshot Assay

43.5 ± 19.2

44.3 ± 17.8

64.3

59.7

HB