Involvement of the Tetraspanin 2 ( TSPAN2 ) Gene in Migraine: A Case-Control Study in Han Chinese

Tetraspanin 2 (TSPAN2) belongs to the tetraspanin superfamily. Previous studies have identified significant associations of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs12134493 and rs2078371 with migraine in Western populations; however, these associations need to be confirmed in the Chinese Han population. In addition, we carried out further studies to see whether is associated with susceptibility to migraine to provide new clinical evidence. A case-control study (425 patients with migraine and 425 healthy controls) in a Chinese Han population was performed to evaluate the associations between migraine and via a genotype-phenotype analysis between and clinical symptoms. The SNP rs2078371 was found to be significantly associated with migraines especially in migraines without aura (MO) and in female patients. Meta-analysis revealed that the A allele of rs12134493 was significantly associated with migraines (OR = 1.14, = 0.0001). Our findings suggested that is a potential susceptibility factor for migraines. To confirm our results, a large-scale Chinese Han population study should be conducted. Considering that these two SNPs have not been definitively shown to affect or to regulate nearby genes in this genomic region, the biological function and molecular mechanism of in migraine should be further explored.