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Title: Cyclooxygenase-2 polymorphisms were associated with the risk of gastric cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis based on case-control studies. Author: Yan WF, Sun PC, Nie CF, Wu G. Journal: Tumour Biol; 2013 Dec; 34(6):3323-30. PubMed ID: 23775011. Abstract: The associations between cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) polymorphisms (-765G>C, -1195G>A, and -587G>A) and risk of gastric cancer have been investigated, but the results were inconsistent. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between COX-2 polymorphisms and risk of gastric cancer using a meta-analytic method. We searched the databases of PubMed, Embase, and Wanfang (Chinese database) to identify the eligible studies. Odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval (OR and 95% CI) were used as effect size, and combined analyses were conducted using fixed- or random-effects model. Overall, ten studies for COX-2-765G>C, six studies for -1195G>A, and three studies for -587G>A were included in this study. The results for combined analysis for COX-2-765G>C indicated that C allele was significantly associated with increased risk of gastric cancer compared with G allele, especially for Asians (OR and 95 % CI: 1.58 (1.06-2.35), P(z-test) = 0.03, and P heterogeneity <0.01 for CC+GC vs. GG). In addition, the A allele of COX-2-1195G>A was also significantly associated with risk of gastric cancer compared with G allele (OR and 95 % CI: 1.20 (1.09-1.32), P(z-test) <0.001, and P(heterogeneity) = 0.82 for A carriers vs. G carriers). In contrast, the COX-2-587G>A polymorphism was not associated with risks of gastric cancer. In summary, this meta-analysis indicated that the COX-2-765G>C and -1195G>A polymorphisms were significantly associated with risk of gastric cancer development.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]