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SUBMITTER: Kim SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4694202 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kim Su Kang SK Kang Sang Wook SW Park Hae Jeong HJ Ban Ju Yeon JY Oh Chung-Hun CH Chung Joo-Ho JH Oh In-Hwan IH Cho Kyu Bong KB Park Min-Su MS
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine 20151015 10
The association between matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) gene polymorphisms and cancer risk has been investigated in many published studies; however, the currently available results are inconclusive. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to provide conclusive evidence for an association between the MMP2 polymorphism (-735 C/T) and cancer risk. Sixteen case-control studies with 11792 individuals were included in this meta-analysis. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were ...[more]