The APE1 Asp148Glu polymorphism and colorectal cancer susceptibility: a meta-analysis

• Published in: Tumor biology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 2529 - 2535
• Main Authors: Shen, Erdong, Liu, Chuan, Wei, Li, Hu, Jianbing, Weng, Jie, Yin, Qinghua, Wang, Yajie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - genetics; DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase - genetics; European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics; Genes; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics; Humans; Meta-analysis; Odds Ratio; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics; Research Article; Risk assessment; Colorectal cancer; Meta-analysis; Asp148Glu; Polymorphism

Background Published data regarding the association between the APE1 Asp148Glu polymorphism and colorectal cancer susceptibility remained controversial. This meta-analysis of literatures was performed to draw a more precise estimation of the relationship. Materials and methods We systematically sear...