Open AccessCatechol-O-methyltransferase 158G/A polymorphism and endometriosis/adenomyosis susceptibility: A meta-analysis in the Chinese population
Author(s) -
Yongwei Li,
Chunxia Wang,
Jianshe Chen,
Lu Chen,
Xiaoqian Zhang,
Yue Hu,
Xiaobin Niu,
Dongxu Pei,
Xinwei Li,
Yongyi Bi
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.4103/0973-1482.188439
Subject(s) - adenomyosis , odds ratio , endometriosis , medicine , catechol o methyl transferase , confidence interval , meta analysis , population , gynecology , gastroenterology , oncology , genetics , genotype , biology , environmental health , gene
An association between catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) 158G/A polymorphism and endometriosis/adenomyosis susceptibility has been reported in the previous studies, but the results were inconsistent. This study was conducted to explore this association in the Chinese population using meta-analysis.