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Association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene -308A/G polymorphism and the risk of acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Nov 2012
Yin Yan-Wei, Hu Ai-Min, Sun Qian-Qian, Liu Hon-Gli, Wang Qi, Zeng Yi-Hua, Xu Rui-Jia, Hou Zhi-Zhen, Zhang Shi-Jie
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have evaluated the association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene -308A/G polymorphism and the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP), but the results are inconsistent. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the associations, a meta-analysis was performed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Systematic searches of electronic databases PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science, as...
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