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SynthesisBioMed research international2018

Association between VEGF Gene Polymorphisms and the Susceptibility to Lung Cancer: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

Fengming Yang, Zhiqiang Qin, Chuchu Shao, Weitao Liu, Ling Ma, Yongqian Shu, Hua Shen

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fengming YangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhiqiang QinDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chuchu ShaoDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Weitao LiuDepartment of Pathology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ling MaDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yongqian ShuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3122-7139
Hua ShenDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Sir Run Run Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4156-8474
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe association between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms (-2578C/A, +936C/T, and -460C/T) and lung cancer risk has been extensively studied in the last decades, but currently available results remain controversial or ambiguous. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess whether the relationship between the VEGF gene and lung cancer susceptibility exists.

methodsThe meta-analysis was conducted by searching the databases PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science covering all eligible studies published up to October 1, 2017. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) as well as their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were utilized to evaluate the possible associations. Publication bias of relevant studies was examined via Begg's funnel plots and Egger's regression tests.

resultsThis meta-analysis included 13 published case-control studies covering 4477 patients with lung cancer and 4346 healthy controls, who had been accrued from December 1992 to July 2012. For the overall eligible data collected in our meta-analysis, it indicated that VEGF +936C/T, -460C/T, and -2578C/A polymorphisms did not correlate with the elevated lung cancer risk in all genetic comparison models. Moreover, VEGF +460T/C polymorphism was found to be significantly associated with susceptibility to lung cancer in these models (allele model: pooled OR = 1.12, 95% CI: 1.00-1.26,

conclusionsVEGF +936C/T, -460C/T, and -2578C/A polymorphisms were not associated with the risk of lung cancer. The VEGF +460T/C polymorphism might be a risk factor for lung cancer only in Asian populations.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAsian PeopleHumansLung NeoplasmsPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID30013987
PMCPMC6022322
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