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Genetic polymorphism of RAD51 influences susceptibility to colorectal cancer in Chinese population
1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chongqing University Jiangjin Hospital, Chongqing, China. juncheng6412@sina.com.
Objective:
The present study aimed to explore whether RAD51 polymorphism confers risk to colorectal cancer.
Patients And Methods:
A total of 240 patients with colorectal cancer were selected. 390 healthy people who participated in normal physical examinations during the same period were selected as the control group. The polymorphism of RAD51 gene was detected by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. An updated meta-analysis was also conducted.
Results:
Meta-analysis found no significant association between the RAD51 polymorphism and CRC risk (all p>0.05). PCR-RFLP method detected three kinds of genotypes (GG, GC, and CC) in both the colorectal cancer group and the control group. A significant association was only found in GC genotype (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
Our results demonstrated that RAD51 polymorphism has a crucial role in colorectal cancer risk and that GC genotype confers an increased risk of colorectal cancer in the Chinese population. The updated meta-analysis indicates that RAD51 polymorphism contributes no risk to colorectal cancer.
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