Rs1800629 polymorphism in TNF-alpha is associated with the susceptibility and initial short-term glucocorticoids efficacy in myasthenia gravis patients

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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a potent pro-inflammatory agent involved in various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases including myasthenia gravis (MG). In this study, we enrolled 409 adult MG patients and 487 healthy individuals to investigate the association between TNF-α polymorphism and MG. We found the rs1800629 A allele frequency was significantly higher in the MG group than in the control group. Subgroup analysis revealed that the A allele frequencies were significantly higher in the early-onset subgroup, non-thymoma subgroup, ocular-onset subgroup, and mild severity subgroup than in the control group. To minimize the interactions between clinical features, we used a comprehensive classification and found that the rs1800629 A allele frequency was significantly higher in the non-thymoma AChR-Ab negative subgroup than in the control group. In the analysis of initial short-term glucocorticoids (GC) efficacy in the treatment-naive patients, the rs1800629 A allele frequency was significantly higher in the unresponsive subgroup than in the responsive group and the control group. Logistic regression demonstrated the rs1800629 genotypes in the dominant model and disease duration prior to GC treatment independently contributed to initial short-term GC efficacy. In conclusion, our study revealed that in Chinese adult MG patients, rs1800629 polymorphism in TNF-α was associated with the susceptibility of MG and might indicate the initial short-term GC efficacy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:387

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Journal of neuroimmunology - 387(2024) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 578269

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Hong-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Song, Min [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yanchen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Yao-Xian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hai-Feng [VerfasserIn]

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Glucocorticoid efficacy
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Myasthenia gravis
Polymorphism
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Susceptibility
TNF protein, human
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha

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Date Completed 20.02.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578269

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NLM366415352