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Meta-Analysis
. 2014 Oct;67(10):822-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2013.12.019. Epub 2014 May 20.

Association between rs2200733 and rs7193343 genetic variants and atrial fibrillation in a Spanish population, and meta-analysis of previous studies

Albert Ferrán  1 , José María Alegret  2 , Isaac Subirana  3 , Gerard Aragonès  4 , Carla Lluis-Ganella  1 , César Romero-Menor  5 , Francesc Planas  6 , Jorge Joven  7 , Roberto Elosua  8
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Meta-Analysis

Association between rs2200733 and rs7193343 genetic variants and atrial fibrillation in a Spanish population, and meta-analysis of previous studies

Albert Ferrán et al. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction and objectives: The objectives of this study were to analyze the association between two genetic variants (rs2200733 and rs7193343) in a Spanish population and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, and to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of these associations.

Methods: We performed a case-control study involving 257 case patients with atrial fibrillation and 379 controls. The case patients were individuals who had donated samples to the Spanish National DNA Bank; the controls were participating in a population-based cross-sectional study. Genotyping was carried out using a TaqMan assay. We conducted a systematic literature search in which 2 independent reviewers extracted the necessary information. The study involved a meta-analysis, a heterogeneity analysis, and a meta-regression analysis to identify the variables that explain the heterogeneity across studies.

Results: In our population, the presence of atrial fibrillation was found to be associated with rs2200733 (odds ratio = 1.87; 95% confidence interval, 1.30-2.70), but not with rs7193343 (odds ratio = 1.18; 95% confidence interval, 0.80-1.73). In the meta-analysis, we observed an association between atrial fibrillation and both variants: odds ratio = 1.71 (95% confidence interval, 1.54-1.90) for rs2200733 and odds ratio = 1.18 (95% confidence interval, 1.11-1.25) for rs7193343. We observed heterogeneity among the studies dealing with the association between rs2200733 and atrial fibrillation, partially related to the study design, and the strength of association was greater in case-control studies (odds ratio = 1.83) than in cohort studies (odds ratio = 1.41).

Conclusions: Variants rs2200733 and rs7193343 are associated with a higher risk of atrial fibrillation. Case-control studies tend to overestimate the strength of association between these genetic variants and atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Fibrilación auricular; Genetics; Genética; Meta-analysis; Metanálisis; Polimorfismos; Polymorphisms.

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