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Clinical significance of ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism in esophageal cancer: evidence from 31 case-control studies
1 Mar 2015
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BACKGROUND: Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a critical enzyme for the detoxification of alcohol, is associated with many types of cancers. To verify the relationship of ALDH2 rs671 G>A polymorphism and esophageal cancer (EC), we performed a meta-analysis of a total of 31 published data including 8,510 patients and 16,197 controls. METHODS: The pooled odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence interval (CI) were...
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