Article
CAS P8 -652 6N del polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Netherlands journal of medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Li Zhaojiangbo, Wang Junying, Wang Fengnan, Ma Zhongbing, Yu Zhigang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Many studies have investigated the association between CASP8-652 6N del polymorphism and the risk of breast cancer, but the result is still unclear owing to the obvious inconsistence among those studies. This study aims to quantify the strength of association between CASP8-652 6N del polymorphism and risk of breast cancer. METHODS: We searched the electronic MEDLINE database for studies relating to the...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- Caspase 8
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Genetic
