Open AccessThe P275A Polymorphism in the Macrophage Scavenger Receptor 1 Gene and Prostate Cancer Risk: a Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Qiaoxia Zhou,
Jian-Qiu Tang,
Fen Zhao,
Fu-Lin Wei,
Ying Huang
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.16.13.5407
Subject(s) - meta analysis , prostate cancer , medicine , genetic model , allele , odds ratio , oncology , subgroup analysis , bioinformatics , gene , biology , cancer , genetics
Published data regarding associations between the P275A polymorphism in the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1) gene and prostate cancer (PCa) risk are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to comprehensively evaluate the genetic risk of P275A polymorphism in MSR1 gene for PCa.