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Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Asian population.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Mar 2014
Li Kai, Li Wusheng, Zou Huawei
Abstract excerpt
The association between the polymorphism of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met and breast cancer risk is still inconclusive. We performed a meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship. A total of 18 studies including 5,175 cases and 6,463 controls were involved in this meta-analysis. When all studies were pooled into the meta-analysis, no significantly elevated breast cancer...
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