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ArticleEXCLI journal2020

Association between HIC1 promoter methylation and solid tumor: A meta-analysis.

Tie Zhao, Justice Afrifa, Dong Wang, Jingcui Yu

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Article in EXCLI journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tie ZhaoScientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China.
Justice AfrifaScientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China.
Dong WangScientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China.
Jingcui YuScientific Research Centre, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHarbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes by promoter methylation plays an increasingly important role in cancer research. A number of studies have reported the contribution of HIC1 promoter methylation towards the occurrence and development of solid tumors, even though HIC1 promoter methylation has also been found in normal and benign tissue samples. We sought to perform a more accurate and comprehensive meta-analysis to assess the association between HIC1 promoter methylation and cancer risk. We searched and retrieved all published studies on HIC1 promoter methylation in PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. After two reviewers checked the studies and extracted the necessary data independently, the meta-analysis was performed using STATA 12.0 software. A total of 14 case-control studies (949 cancer patients, 282 benign, and 371 normal controls) were included in our study. We report a significantly elevated HIC1 promoter methylation in tumor samples compared to normal (

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HIC1hypermethylationtumor suppressor gene

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PMID32398971
PMCPMC7214777
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