Open AccessLack of Association Between the Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 -1306C>T Polymorphism and Breast Cancer Susceptibility: a Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Lu Yang,
Ning Li,
Siyu Wang,
Yanan Kong,
Hailin Tang,
Xinhua Xie,
Xiaoming Xie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.12.4823
Subject(s) - odds ratio , meta analysis , breast cancer , medicine , confidence interval , subgroup analysis , genetic model , gastroenterology , allele , oncology , genetic predisposition , gynecology , cancer , genetics , biology , disease , gene
Since inconsistent results have been reported regarding the relation between the matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) -1306C>T polymorphism and susceptibility for breast cancer, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate the issue.