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SynthesisClinical and experimental medicine2016

The tumor necrosis factor-α-238 polymorphism and digestive system cancer risk: a meta-analysis.

Ming Hui, Xiaojuan Yan, Ying Jiang

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  2. Polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor alpha in Middle Eastern population with colorectal cancer.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016
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Ming HuiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, 830011, China.
Xiaojuan YanDepartment of Emergency, Urumchi First People's Hospital, Urumchi, 830000, China.
Ying JiangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, 830011, China. jiangying_med@sina.com.

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Abstract

Many studies have reported the association between tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-238 polymorphism and digestive system cancer susceptibility, but the results were inconclusive. We performed a meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between TNF-α-238 G/A polymorphism and digestive system cancer risk. Pooled analysis for the TNF-α-238 G/A polymorphism contained 26 studies with a total of 4849 cases and 8567 controls. The meta-analysis observed a significant association between TNF-α-238 G/A polymorphism and digestive system cancer risk in the overall population (GA vs GG: OR 1.19, 95 % CI 1.00-1.40, P heterpgeneity = 0.016; A vs G: OR 1.19, 95 % CI 1.03-1.39, P heterpgeneity = 0.015; dominant model: OR 1.20, 95 % CI 1.02-1.41, P heterpgeneity = 0.012). In the analysis of the ethnic subgroups, however, similar results were observed only in the Asian population, but not in the Caucasian population. Therefore, this meta-analysis suggests that TNF-α-238 G/A polymorphism is associated with a significantly increased risk of digestive system cancer. Further large and well-designed studies are needed to confirm these findings.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAsian PeopleDigestive System NeoplasmsEthnicityHumansRisk AssessmentTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWhite PeopleTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaDigestive system cancerMeta-analysisPolymorphismTumor necrosis factor-α

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