Article
Association of Five Snps in Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 and Cancer Susceptibility: Evidence from 67 Studies.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2018
Fang Min, Huang Wencheng, Mo Dan, Zhao Wei, Huang Rongyong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: CTLA-4 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to various cancers, but the results are often conflicting. Hence, we performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to quantitatively investigate the association between CTLA-4 polymorphisms (rs231775, rs4553808,rs5742909, rs3087243 or rs733618) and cancer risk. METHODS: Data were collected from PubMed and Web of Science. A total of 67 case-control...
