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SUBMITTER: Ren X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695428 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ren Xueting X Xu Peng P Zhang Dai D Liu Kang K Song Dingli D Zheng Yi Y Yang Si S Li Na N Hao Qian Q Wu Ying Y Zhai Zhen Z Kang Huafeng H Dai Zhijun Z
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Epidemiological studies showing the correlation between folate and the breast cancer risk have revealed inconsistent results. Hence, we conducted a dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies to obtain more reliable conclusions. We searched PubMed and Embase for studies published before April 2019 and identified 39 studies on folate intake and 12 studies on plasma folate level. The combined odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted to estimate the breast cancer ...[more]