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SynthesisMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015

Association Between X-Ray Cross-complementing Group 3 (XRCC3) Thr241Met Polymorphism and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Wenying Lu, Guiqi Wu, Bo Zhang

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Synthesis in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes in Thyroid Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenying LuClinical Laboratory, Yancheng No. 6 People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Guiqi WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Yancheng No. 6 People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Bo ZhangClinical laboratory, Yancheng No. 6 People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Yancheng Third People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND The X-ray cross-complementing group 3 (XRCC3) gene encodes a protein that plays an important role in homologous recombination repair (HRR) of DNA double-strand break (DSB). Increasing attention has been drawn to the association of XRCC3 T241M polymorphism with various types of human cancers. In this study, a meta-analysis was performed to investigate whether there is an association between XRCC3 T241M polymorphism and thyroid cancer risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS A comprehensive search was conducted and a total of 8 studies that covered 963 thyroid cancer cases and 1942 controls were included in this analysis. The meta-analysis was performed on both overall database and 2 ethnic subgroups (Caucasian and Asian). The fixed-effects model was used to calculate odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The publication bias was evaluated using Begg's funnel plots and Egger's test. RESULTS A positive association between XRCC3 T241M polymorphism and thyroid cancer risk was found by the analyses of the overall database using both recessive model (OR=1.40, 95% CI=1.08-1.81, P=0.012) and homozygote comparison (OR=1.41, 95% CI=1.07-1.86, P=0.015), but not by that using the dominant model (OR=1.12, 95% CI=0.95-1.33, P=0.18). However, no significant association of XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphism with the risk of thyroid cancer was found in individual ethnic subgroups. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the XRCC3 Thr241Met polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer in the overall population, while no significant association was observed in individual ethnic subgroups due to limited population size.

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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism AnalysisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMethionineThreonineThyroid NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsMethionineThreonineX-ray repair cross complementing protein 3

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PMID26687776
PMCPMC4692576
OpenAlexW2198282880

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