PSCA rs2294008 Polymorphism with Increased Risk of Cancer
Peiliang Geng1, Jianjun Li1, Ning Wang1
1Department of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Background:
Published data on the association between PSCA rs2294008 polymorphism and cancer risk have implicated inconclusive results. To determine the relationship and to precisely assess the effect size estimate of the association, we performed a meta-analysis.
Methods:
We searched published literature in Embase and PubMed databases using the search terms "PSCA", "prostate stem cell antigen", "variants", "polymorphism", "polymorphisms", and "cancer". A total of 21 eligible articles were retrieved, with 27, 197 cancer cases and 48, 237 controls.
Results:
On the whole, we found the association between PSCA rs2294008 polymorphism and cancer risk was statistically significant: TT vs CC: OR = 1.18, 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.27; TT + CT vs CC: OR = 1.08, 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.10; TT vs CT + CC: OR = 1.14, 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.21; T vs C: OR = 1.10, 95% CI, 1.06 to 1.14; CT vs CC: OR = 1.10, 95% CI, 1.06 to 1.13. Stratified analyses in cancer type and ethnicity showed similar results.
Conclusions:
Based on the statistical evidence, we can draw a conclusion that the rs2294008 polymorphism of PSCA gene is likely to play a role in cancer carcinogenesis, especially in gastric cancer and bladder cancer.
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