Journal
JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 7, Issue 12, Pages 1680-1693Publisher
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/jca.15494
Keywords
GSTT1; meta-analysis; oxidative stress; polymorphism; susceptibility; urinary system cancer
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81402090]
- Colleges and Universities Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [15KJB180017]
- Suzhou Science and Technology Program [SYS201540]
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GSTT1 gene plays an important role in detoxification and clearance of reactive oxygen species(ROS). A null variant in this gene has been demonstrated to confer cancer susceptibility. Although many studies have demonstrated the association between GSTT1 null polymorphism and urinary system cancer susceptibility, several publications reported opposite conclusions. For better understanding the effects of this polymorphism on the risk of urinary system cancer, a updated meta-analysis was performed with a total of 26,666 cases and 37,210 controls extracted from 117 studies, by following the latest meta-analysis guidelines (PRISMA). The results suggested that the GSTT1 null genotype was significantly associated with an increased risk of urinary system cancer (OR=1.13, 95% CI=1.05-1.22). Furthermore, stratified analyses by the type of cancer, ethnicity, source of control and quality score presented a significantly increased risk associated with GSTT1 null genotype in bladder and prostate cancer subgroup, Caucasians and Indians subgroup, population-based(PB) subgroup, medium quality and low quality subgroup. Overall, our meta-analysis suggested that GSTT1 null genotype is a potential cancer susceptibility variant. Well-designed and large-cohort studies are needed to confirm the association between GSTT1 null genotype and urinary system cancer risk.
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