Open AccessThe relationship between P16 gene promoter methylation and gastric cancer: A meta-analysis based on Chinese patients
Author(s) -
De-feng Peng,
Heng Zhang,
Guoping Sun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.151535
Subject(s) - methylation , meta analysis , confidence interval , cancer , medicine , oncology , gastroenterology , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , receiver operating characteristic , promoter , biomarker , gene , biology , genetics , gene expression
To evaluate the P16 gene promoter methylation rate in gastric cancer tissue and healthy controls. And further assess the clinical value of P16 gene promoter methylation as a biomarker for gastric cancer diagnosis.