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ArticleCancer management and research2018

Lack of association between the risk of prostate cancer and vitamin D receptor

Shaosan Kang, Yansheng Zhao, Lei Wang, Jian Liu, Xi Chen, Xiaofeng Liu, Zhijie Shi, Weixing Gao, Fenghong Cao

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Shaosan Kang *Department of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.
Yansheng Zhao *Department of Imaging, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China.
Lei WangDepartment of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.
Jian LiuDepartment of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.
Xi ChenDepartment of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.
Xiaofeng LiuDepartment of Surgery, Laoting Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Tangshan 063600, People's Republic of China.
Zhijie ShiDepartment of Urology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China.
Weixing GaoDepartment of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.
Fenghong CaoDepartment of Urology, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China, kangshaosan@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe association between vitamin D receptor gene

methodsAll studies published up to December 2017 were identified via a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated to describe the strength of the relationship between

resultsIn this meta-analysis, 27 studies with 9,993 cases and 9,345 controls were included. The pooled results revealed that

conclusionOur results suggest that

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Bsm Imeta-analysispolymorphismsprostate cancervitamin D receptor

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PMCPMC6078094

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