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Promoter hypermethylation of MGMT gene may contribute to the pathogenesis of gastric cancer: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.
Medicine - 1 Apr 2017
Zhang Zongxin, Xin Shaojun, Gao Min, Cai Yunxiang
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BECKGROUND: The association of MGMT (O-methyguanine deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase) promoter hypermethylation with gastric cancer (GC) risk has been studied extensively, but the results remained unclear. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate whether promoter hypermethylation of the MGMT gene contributed to gastric pathogenesis. METHODS: Relevant studies were identified by retrieving the PubMed,...
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