Article
Association between the XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphism and risk of colorectal cancer: a meta analysis of 5,193 cases and 6,645 controls.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2015
Namazi Abolfazl, Abedinzadeh Maryam, Nourbaksh Parisa, Neamatzadeh Hossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported associations of the X-ray repair cross-complementing group 3 (XRCC3) Thr241Met polymorphism with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the results remained controversial. Hence, we performed the present meta-analysis with different inheritance models. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched the PubMed and Google scholar databases for studies relating to associations between XRCC3...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
