MLH1 polymorphisms and cancer risk: A meta-analysis based on 33 case-control studies

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 901-907

  Xu, Jia Li ^a   Yin, Zhi Qiang ^b   Huang, Ming De ^b   Wang, Xie Feng ^c   Gao, Wen ^a   Li, Ling Xiang ^a   Wang, Rong Sheng ^a   Huang, Pu Wen ^a   Yin, Yong Mei ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Shu, Yong Qian ^a  

^a Equal contributors ^*  (China)

^b THE AFFILIATED HUAIAN NO 1 PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meta analysis; MLH1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MLH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK;

EID: 84870608480     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.3.901     Document Type: Article

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