The association of 6 variants of 8q24 and the risk of glioma: A meta-analysis

Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul;98(27):e16205. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016205.

Abstract

With the advances in sequencing technologies and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), several inherited variants that increase glioma risk have been identified. Ten studies including 8818 cases and 17,551 controls were collected to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the associations between 6 variants in 8q24 and glioma risk. Of the 6 variants located in 8q24, 2 have strong significant associations with the risk of glioma, including rs4295627 (P = .003, odds ratio [OR] = 1.21), rs55705857 (P = 2.31 × 10, OR = 3.54). In particular, both homozygous GG (P = 1.91 × 10, OR1 = 2.01) and heterozygous GT (P = 7.75 × 10, OR2 = 1.35) genotypes of rs4295627 were associated with glioma risk. Further studies are needed to explore the role of the 8q24 variants involved in the etiology of glioma.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Brain Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / methods*
  • Genotype
  • Glioma / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Risk Factors