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SynthesisMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2019

Association between an indel polymorphism within the distal promoter of EGLN2 and cancer risk: An updated meta-analysis.

Shulong Zhang, Kaihua Zhu, Zuoliang Zhang, Hui Wang, Xiaolong Wang

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5 authors.

Shulong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1100-2995
Kaihua ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Zuoliang ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Hui WangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolong WangDepartment of General Surgery, Xuhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe association between a 4-bp indel polymorphism (rs10680577) within the distal promoter of EGLN2 and cancer risk has been investigated by several case-control studies in recent years, but investigation results were inconsistent. Thus, a systematic assessment of the association was performed based on a literature review and pooled analysis.

methodsTwo investigators independently retrieved relevant studies from PubMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Embase, and Google Scholar. The fixed or random effects model was selected to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) based on heterogeneity level. All analyses including heterogeneity assessment, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias assessment were performed using RevMan 5.3 software and Stata 12.0 software.

resultsA total of six relevant studies with 3,406 cases and 5,147 controls were included in the final analysis. The overall pooled analysis showed that EGLN2 rs10680577 polymorphism was significantly associated with cancer risk under all genetic models. However, subgroup analysis based on cancer type showed that the polymorphism was significantly associated with the risk of digestive system cancer under all genetic models, and with the risk of lung cancer under dominant model, heterozygote comparison model, and allele comparison model. Subgroup analysis based on population sources showed a significant association in Chinese population under all genetic models.

conclusionThe present result suggests that EGLN2 rs10680577 polymorphism is associated with cancer risk, and may act as a promising predictive biomarker for cancer risk, especially in Chinese population. However, further well-designed studies are warranted to confirm these results.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline DioxygenasesINDEL MutationNeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticEGLN2 protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline DioxygenasescancerEGLN2polymorphismrisk

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