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Table 3 Characteristics of the studies included in this meta-analysis

From: ARLTS1 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of familial cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis

Study

Ethnicity

Type of cancer

Controls source

Case

Control

Variants studieda

Study quality

Siltanen [4]

Caucasian

Prostate cancer

Population

2060

760

442 T > C

Low

Akisik [6]

Caucasian

Breast cancer

Population

147

120

446G > A

Moderate

Yang [19]

Asian

Ovarian Cancer

Population

165

120

442 T > C/279G > A

Moderate

Siltanen [18]

Caucasian

Prostate cancer

Population

541

809

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T

High

Siltanen [18]

Caucasian

Breast cancer

Population

1242

809

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T

High

Siltanen [18]

Caucasian

Colorectal cancer

Hospital

241

809

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T

High

Li [20]

Caucasian

Skin carcinoma

Hospital

528

533

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T/279G > A/396G > C

Moderate

Castellvi-Bel [21]

Caucasian

Colorectal cancer

Hospital

515

515

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T/396G > C

High

Sellick [22]

Caucasian

Lymphocytic leukaemia

Population

416

471

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T/279G > A/396G > C

High

Frank [23]

Caucasian

Melanoma risk

Population

351

804

442 T > C/446G > A

High

Frank [24]

Caucasian

Breast cancer

Population

482

530

442 T > C/446G > A/392C > T

High

Frank [8]

Caucasian

Colorectal cancer

Population

611

538

442 T > C/446G > A

High

  1. a Cys148Arg (442 T > C), Trp149Stop (446G > A), Pro131Leu(392C > T), Ser99Ser (279G > A) and Leu132Leu(396G > C)