Article
Genetic variation of clock genes and cancer risk: a field synopsis and meta-analysis.
Oncotarget - 4 Apr 2017
Benna Clara, Helfrich-Förster Charlotte, Rajendran Senthilkumar, Monticelli Halenya, Pilati Pierluigi, Nitti Donato, Mocellin Simone
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The number of studies on the association between clock genes' polymorphisms and cancer susceptibility has increased over the last years but the results are often conflicting and no comprehensive overview and quantitative summary of the evidence in this field is available. RESULTS: Literature search identified 27 eligible studies comprising 96756 subjects (cases: 38231) and investigating 687...
Topics
- Adult
- Circadian Clocks
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
