Objective: The aim of the current study was to determine the contributions of several common mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene, namely, E148Q, M680I, M694V and V726A, to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) susceptibility.
Methods: Two investigators independently searched the literature regarding the association of MEFV with AS in the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. They independently selected eligible articles and then extracted data from the included studies. The associations between MEFV mutations and AS risk were assessed with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Further analyses were conducted with STATA 12.0 software (Stata Corp.; College Station, Texas, USA).
Results: Four mutations (E148Q, M680I, M694V and V726A) were genotyped in 869 AS cases and 879 controls from the 8 eligible studies. Of the four mutations, M694V (pooled OR: 3.330, 95% CI: 2.129-5.208) was found to be associated with AS through overall analysis. However, the other mutations demonstrated no relation with AS (pooled ORs: 1.295, 1.258, 1.778; 95% CI: 0.886-1.891, 0.688-2.298 and 0.938-3.371). No significant publication bias was discovered in the meta-analysis.
Conclusions: The present study indicates that the MEFV M694V mutation may contribute to the pathogenesis of AS. The associations between the other mutations and AS need to be validated with more relevant and well-designed studies.
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