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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2017; 23(12): 2234-2245
Published online Mar 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i12.2234
Published online Mar 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i12.2234
Association between COX-2 -1195G>A polymorphism and gastrointestinal cancer risk: A meta-analysis
Xiao-Wei Zhang, Jun Li, Yu-Xiang Chen, Department of Gastrointestinal and Vascular Surgery, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618099, Sichuan Province, China
Yu-Xing Jiang, Department of General Surgery and Center for Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Zhang XW and Chen YX conceived and designed the study; Li J and Jiang YX designed the data extraction tool and conducted the literature search; Zhang XW and Li J interpreted and extracted the data; Zhang XW, Li J and Jiang YX performed the statistical analysis; Zhang XW and Li J wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Jiang YX and Chen YX contributed to the revision of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Yu-Xiang Chen, Chief Physician, Department of Gastrointestinal and Vascular Surgery, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618099, Sichuan Province, China. 773854798@qq.com
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Received: December 6, 2016
Peer-review started: December 8, 2016
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: February 26, 2017
Accepted: March 4, 2017
Article in press: March 4, 2017
Published online: March 28, 2017
Processing time: 111 Days and 19.6 Hours
Peer-review started: December 8, 2016
First decision: February 9, 2017
Revised: February 26, 2017
Accepted: March 4, 2017
Article in press: March 4, 2017
Published online: March 28, 2017
Processing time: 111 Days and 19.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: To explore the association of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) (-1195G>A) polymorphism with gastrointestinal cancers, we conducted this retrospective study. According to this meta-analysis, we discovered that the COX-2 (-1195G>A) polymorphism may be a risk factor for gastrointestinal cancers and may increase the risk of gastrointestinal cancers in the Asian population. Furthermore, we applied a false-positive report probability to make the results more credible. Our findings indicated that focusing on the COX-2 (-1195G>A) polymorphism to prevent gastrointestinal cancers may be viable.