Allergic Diseases and Chronic Adenotonsillar Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Laryngoscope

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China.

Published: June 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates the potential causal relationship between allergic diseases and chronic adenotonsillar diseases (CATD) using Mendelian randomization, analyzing data from large genetic studies.
  • Significant associations were found, indicating that conditions like allergic rhinitis, asthma, and conjunctivitis increase the risk of developing CATD, while no strong evidence was found that CATD influences allergic diseases.
  • The findings suggest that allergic diseases may play a causal role in the development of CATD, while the reverse does not appear true.

Article Abstract

Objective: The existing epidemiological evidence regarding the intricate relationship between allergic diseases and chronic adenotonsillar diseases (CATD) remains inconclusive. Herein, the objective of our study is to explore the causal association using Mendelian randomization (MR).

Methods: Employing data from large genome-wide association studies, a comprehensive two-sample bidirectional MR study was conducted. The studied traits encompassed allergic rhinitis (cases n = 9707, controls n = 331173), allergic asthma (cases n = 8525, controls n = 193857), allergic conjunctivitis (cases n = 18321, controls n = 324178), atopic dermatitis (cases n = 11964, controls n = 306909), and CATD (cases n = 38983, controls n = 258553). All the patients were of European descent and participants in cohort studies. The primary analysis was executed using inverse-variance-weighted MR. Furthermore, six additional MR methods (MR-Egger, weighted median, simple mode, weighted mode, MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier, MR robust adjusted profile score) were employed to ensure the reliability and detect potential horizontal pleiotropy within the results. The estimates obtained from the MR analysis were factored into the overall effect calculation.

Results: Genetically anticipated outcomes demonstrated a significant association between CATD risk and allergic rhinitis (OR = 1.141, p = 6.30E-06), allergic asthma (OR = 1.115, p = 8.31E-05), allergic conjunctivitis (OR = 1.197, p = 8.69E-07), and a suggestive association with atopic dermatitis (OR = 1.053, p = 0.040). However, no substantial correlation was observed in the reverse direction.

Conclusions: Findings of our study provide evidence supporting a causal role of allergic diseases in the development of CATD, whereas the converse relationship does not appear to hold true.

Level Of Evidence: 3 Laryngoscope, 134:2653-2658, 2024.

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