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The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to assess the relationship between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk. METHODS: Yun-Long Liu and Hao-Min Zhang independently completed literature retrieval and data collection, and statistical...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27022282 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S94228 |
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author | Liu, Yun-Long Zhang, Hao-Min Pan, Hong-Ming Bao, Yu-Hang Xue, Jing Wang, Tian-Chang Dong, Xiao-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ling Bao, Hong-Guang |
author_facet | Liu, Yun-Long Zhang, Hao-Min Pan, Hong-Ming Bao, Yu-Hang Xue, Jing Wang, Tian-Chang Dong, Xiao-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ling Bao, Hong-Guang |
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description | OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to assess the relationship between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk. METHODS: Yun-Long Liu and Hao-Min Zhang independently completed literature retrieval and data collection, and statistical analyses were performed by Stata. Individual odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were pooled in a random-effects model using the DerSimonian–Laird method. Heterogeneity was evaluated by I(2) statistic at a significance level of 50%. Publication bias was assessed by Egger’s test. RESULTS: Eleven articles including 2,074 breast cancer patients and 2,372 controls were summarized. Using the most common allele ε3 as a reference, the ε2 (OR =0.87, 95% CI =0.72–1.05, P=0.154, I(2)=0.0%) and ε4 (OR =1.07, 95% CI =0.80–1.42, P=0.654, I(2)=71.8%) alleles were not found to be significantly associated with breast cancer risk in the overall analyses. Subgroup analyses revealed that the comparison of allele ε4 with ε3 was significant in Asians (OR =1.58, 95% CI =1.17–6.32, P=0.003, I(2)=12.1%) and in studies that used the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) genotyping method (OR =1.27; 95% CI =1.01–1.61, P=0.045, I(2)=34.3%), and was marginally significant in hospital-based studies (OR =1.33; 95% CI =0.98–1.79, P=0.065, I(2)=30.2%), without heterogeneity. Moreover, the presence of the ε2 allele was significantly associated with breast cancer in small studies (total sample size <500) (OR =0.73, 95% CI =0.54–1.00, P=0.052, I(2)=0.0%) without heterogeneity. The Egger’s test indicated low probabilities of publication bias. CONCLUSION: We observed a significant association between APOE gene ε4 allele and breast cancer risk in Asian populations. Moreover, the findings of our subgroup analyses suggest that source of controls, genotyping platform, and sample size might be the potential causes of heterogeneity. |
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spelling | pubmed-47898832016-03-28 The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis Liu, Yun-Long Zhang, Hao-Min Pan, Hong-Ming Bao, Yu-Hang Xue, Jing Wang, Tian-Chang Dong, Xiao-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ling Bao, Hong-Guang Onco Targets Ther Original Research OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to assess the relationship between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk. METHODS: Yun-Long Liu and Hao-Min Zhang independently completed literature retrieval and data collection, and statistical analyses were performed by Stata. Individual odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were pooled in a random-effects model using the DerSimonian–Laird method. Heterogeneity was evaluated by I(2) statistic at a significance level of 50%. Publication bias was assessed by Egger’s test. RESULTS: Eleven articles including 2,074 breast cancer patients and 2,372 controls were summarized. Using the most common allele ε3 as a reference, the ε2 (OR =0.87, 95% CI =0.72–1.05, P=0.154, I(2)=0.0%) and ε4 (OR =1.07, 95% CI =0.80–1.42, P=0.654, I(2)=71.8%) alleles were not found to be significantly associated with breast cancer risk in the overall analyses. Subgroup analyses revealed that the comparison of allele ε4 with ε3 was significant in Asians (OR =1.58, 95% CI =1.17–6.32, P=0.003, I(2)=12.1%) and in studies that used the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) genotyping method (OR =1.27; 95% CI =1.01–1.61, P=0.045, I(2)=34.3%), and was marginally significant in hospital-based studies (OR =1.33; 95% CI =0.98–1.79, P=0.065, I(2)=30.2%), without heterogeneity. Moreover, the presence of the ε2 allele was significantly associated with breast cancer in small studies (total sample size <500) (OR =0.73, 95% CI =0.54–1.00, P=0.052, I(2)=0.0%) without heterogeneity. The Egger’s test indicated low probabilities of publication bias. CONCLUSION: We observed a significant association between APOE gene ε4 allele and breast cancer risk in Asian populations. Moreover, the findings of our subgroup analyses suggest that source of controls, genotyping platform, and sample size might be the potential causes of heterogeneity. Dove Medical Press 2016-03-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4789883/ /pubmed/27022282 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S94228 Text en © 2016 Liu et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Liu, Yun-Long Zhang, Hao-Min Pan, Hong-Ming Bao, Yu-Hang Xue, Jing Wang, Tian-Chang Dong, Xiao-Cheng Li, Xiao-Ling Bao, Hong-Guang The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title | The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full | The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_short | The relationship between apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_sort | relationship between apolipoprotein e gene ε2/ε3/ε4 polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27022282 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S94228 |
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