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SUBMITTER: Yin J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5421913 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yin Jiefeng J Zhang Zhe Z Zheng Huajun H Xu Lei L
Oncotarget 20170401 15
Recent studies explored the association between insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2) gene rs1805097 polymorphism and colorectal cancer (CRC) with contradictory findings. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis by searching the databases of PubMed and Embase. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by using fixed-effect or random-effect models. A total of 5 citations containing 6 case-control studies involving 4,333 cases and 5,333 controls were i ...[more]