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Meta-analysis confirms that a common G/C variant in the pre-miR-146a gene contributes to cancer susceptibility and that ethnicity, gender and smoking status are risk factors.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 31 Aug 2012
Wang A-X, Xu B, Tong N, Chen S-Q, Yang Y, Zhang X-W, Jiang H, Liu N, Liu J, Hu X-N, Sha G-Z, Chen M
Abstract excerpt
Evidence has shown that miR-146a is involved in carcinogenesis, and a common G/C variant (rs2910164) in the pre-miR-146a gene has been associated with various types of cancer. We summarized the data from 22 published case-control studies on the association between rs2910164 and cancer risk and performed subgroup analyses by ethnicity, gender and smoking status. We found a significant association between the...
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