Open AccessAssociation between the HSPA1B ±1267A/G Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: a Meta-analysis of 14 Case-Control Studies
Author(s) -
Dan Kuang,
Wei Chen,
Yue-Zhang Song,
Yang Yu,
Dongying Zhang,
Lang Wu,
Jing Tang
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.2014.15.16.6855
Subject(s) - meta analysis , case control study , medicine , association (psychology) , oncology , psychology , psychotherapist
Previous epidemiological studies have suggested a potential role of the HSPA1B±1267A/G polymorphism in risk of developing cancer. However, the results were inconsistent. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to summarize the possible association with cancer risk.