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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5348390 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oncotarget 20161201 49
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we conducted a systematic meta-analysis to evaluate the contribution of DNA methylation to the risk of HCC. A total of 2109 publications were initially retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI and Wanfang literature database. After a four-step filtration, we harvested 144 case-control articles in the meta-analysis. Our results revealed that 24 genes (carcinoma tiss ...[more]