Open AccessAssociation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 rs231775 gene polymorphism with colorectal cancer risk
Author(s) -
Yanli Zhang,
Suiliang Zhang,
Wei Xia,
Zhiyong Dong
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 - 10.4103/0973-1482.191065
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , odds ratio , genotype , medicine , oncology , meta analysis , allele , confidence interval , cochrane library , cytotoxic t cell , cancer , gastroenterology , gene , genetics , biology , in vitro
Results on the relationship between cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) +49A/G (rs231775) gene polymorphism and colorectal cancer risk are still debated. This meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between CTLA4 +49A/G and colorectal cancer risk.