Functional miR-146a, miR-149, miR-196a2 and miR-499 polymorphisms and the susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma: An updated meta-analysis.

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OBJECTIVE: Single nucleotide polymorphisms of miRNAs play important roles in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To evaluate the association between four common miRNAs (miR-146a rs2910164; miR-149 rs2292832; miR-196a2 rs11614913 and miR-499 rs3746444) and HCC risk, an updated meta-analysis was performed. METHODS: 32 studies including 12,405 HCC cases and 15,056 controls were used for this...