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SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2016

The role of the RTEL1 rs2297440 polymorphism in the risk of glioma development: a meta-analysis.

Cuiping Zhang, Yu Lu, Xiaolian Zhang, Dongmei Yang, Shuxin Shang, Denghe Liu, Kongmei Jiang, Weiqiang Huang

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Synthesis in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Cuiping ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Yu LuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Xiaolian ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Dongmei YangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Shuxin ShangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Denghe LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Kongmei JiangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, China.
Weiqiang HuangDepartment of Geriatric Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China. huangweiqianggc@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulator of the telomere elongation helicase1 (RTEL1) gene plays a crucial role in the DNA double-stand break-repair pathway by maintaining genomic stability. Recent epidemiological studies showed that the rs2297440 polymorphism in the RTEL1 gene was a potential risk locus for glioma development, but the results were inconclusive. To clarify the association between this polymorphism and the risk of glioma, we performed a comprehensive meta-analysis. The PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were systematically searched to identify all relevant published studies up to 30 August 2015. Four eligible studies were finally included. The pooled results indicated that the RTEL1 rs2297440 polymorphism moderately increased the risk of glioma in all genetic models. A comparison of the dominant model CT + CC versus TT (OR 1.40; 95 % CI 1.24-1.60; p < 0.001) indicated that having the C allele conferred a 40 % increased risk of developing glioma. In a subgroup analysis based on geographic location (Europe, Asia, and America), there was an association between the rs2297440 polymorphism and the risk of glioma in all three areas. The results of the subgroup analysis based on source of control indicated an elevated risk of glioma in population-based control studies. This meta-analysis demonstrates that the RTEL1 rs2297440 polymorphism plays a moderate, but significant role in the risk of glioma. Further studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to confirm this finding.

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Asian PeopleBrain NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ReceptorsGliomaHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsGFRA1 protein, humanGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ReceptorsGliomaMeta-analysisPolymorphismRTEL1 gene

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