Article
Tumor necrosis factor α -308 G>A polymorphisms and cervical cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Feb 2012
Ding Bo, Fu Shilong, Wang Meilin, Yue Cong, Wang Wei, Zhou Delan, Zhang Zhengdong, Han Suping
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), secreted mainly by activated macrophages, is recently involved in fighting against tumorigenesis. Tumor necrosis factor α -308 G>A, the common polymorphism in the promoter of TNF-α, has been implicated to alter the risk of cervical cancer, yet the results of relative studies are inconclusive or controversial. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, we...
Topics
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
