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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 7 | Page : 210-214 |
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The association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677 > T polymorphisms and risk of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Asia
Shiguang Lin, Qin Liu, Xiaoming Zeng
Department of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Fuzhou, Fuzhou 350005, China
Correspondence Address:
Shiguang Lin
Department of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Fuzhou, Fuzhou 350005
China
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.145877
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Objective: The association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677 > T polymorphisms and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) risk in Asia is controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to further assess the relationship between MTHFR C677 > T polymorphisms and pediatric ALL for Chinese children.
Materials and Methods: Studies about the MTHFR C677 > T polymorphisms and pediatric ALL risk were searched in the Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang and CNIK databases. The genotype of the case and control group were extracted and pooled by meta-analysis. The association between ALL risk and C677 > T polymorphisms was demonstrated by odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results: Twelve articles were included in this study with 1803 ALL cases and 4146 controls. In recessive genetic model (TT vs. CC + CT), the OR was 0.37 (95%CI: 0.31-0.43); in dominant genetic model (TT + CT vs. CC) the OR was 0.94 (95%CI: 0.82-1.06); and in the homozygous model the OR was 0.84 (95%CI: 0.69-1.03).
Conclusion: The results indicated that Asian children with TT genotype of MTHFR gene may have less risk of developing ALL. |
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