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SynthesisYonsei medical journal2013

Influence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism on the risk of lung cancer and the clinical response to platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: an updated meta-analysis.

Ning Zhu, Yi Gong, Jian He, Jingwen Xia, Xiaodong Chen

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Synthesis in Yonsei medical journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT genotype may be associated with an increased lung cancer risk in North China: an updated meta-analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ning ZhuDepartment of Respiratory Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 of Wulumuqi Middle Road, Shanghai 200040, China. xdchen8@hotmail.com.
Yi Gong
Jian He
Jingwen Xia
Xiaodong Chen
Huashan Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has been implicated in lung cancer risk and response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the results are controversial. We performed meta-analysis to investigate the effect of MTHFR C677T polymorphism on lung cancer risk and response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe databases of PubMed, Ovid, Wanfang and Chinese Biomedicine were searched for eligible studies. Nineteen studies on MTHFR C677T polymorphism and lung cancer risk and three articles on C677T polymorphism and response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC, were identified.

resultsThe results indicated that the allelic contrast, homozygous contrast and recessive model of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism were associated significantly with increased lung cancer risk. In the subgroup analysis, the C677T polymorphism was significantly correlated with an increased risk of NSCLC, with the exception of the recessive model. The dominant model and the variant T allele showed a significant association with lung cancer susceptibility of ever smokers. Male TT homozygote carriers had a higher susceptibility, but the allelic contrast and homozygote model had a protective effect in females. No relationship was observed for SCLC in any comparison model. In addition, MTHFR 677TT homozygote carriers had a better response to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC in the recessive model.

conclusionThe MTHFR C677T polymorphism might be a genetic marker for lung cancer risk or response to platinum- based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC. However, our results require further verification.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLung NeoplasmsMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)PlatinumPolymorphism, GeneticMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)PlatinumC677Tlung cancerMTHFRplatinum-based chemotherapypolymorphism

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PMID24142642
PMCPMC3809863
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