作者: Cushla McKinney , Tony R. Merriman
DOI: 10.1093/HMG/DDS039
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摘要: Although deletion in the low-affinity IgG receptor gene FCGR3B has repeatedly been implicated systemic autoimmune disease, role of copy number variation (CNV) autoimmunity still remains unclear. Factors such as study size, ethnicity, specific disease phenotype and experimental methodology may explain these conflicting results. Here we aimed at using meta-analysis to assess for CNV autoimmunity. We excluded studies SybrGreen-based genotyping found strong evidence association between low (<2) CN lupus erythematosus [OR = 1.59 (1.32-1.92), P(meta)=9.1 × 10(-7)], but not rheumatoid arthritis 1.36 (0.89-2.06), P= 0.15]. However, a combined analysis supports risk factor non-organ-specific 1.44 (1.28-1.62), P(meta)= 2.9 10(-9)]. This implicates clearance immune complex etiology disease.