Association between COX-2 rs2745557 polymorphism and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Evidence is accumulating that chronic inflammation may have an important role in prostate cancer (PCa). The COX-2 polymorphism rs2745557 (+202 C/T) has been extensively investigated as a potential risk factor for PCa, but the results...

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Main Authors: Zhang Hongtuan, Xu Yong, Zhang Zhihong, Liu Ranlu, Ma Baojie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/14