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SUBMITTER: Wang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6965984 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Chengdi C Zhang Rui R Chen Nan N Yang Lan L Wang Yinsu Y Sun Yan Y Huang Lin L Zhu Min M Ji Yulin Y Li Weimin W
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology 20170901 9
Glutathione peroxidase (GPX), one of the antioxidant enzymes, exerts a vital role in reducing oxidative damage. GPX1 Pro198Leu (rs1050450) polymorphism has been reported in the development of several cancers, while the results were inconsistent. We thus conducted this meta-analysis to identify the association between GPX1 (rs1050450) polymorphism and cancer risk. 52 eligible publications with 60 case-control studies were included, with 21,296 cancer patients and 30,346 controls. The results in t ...[more]