Associations between CD24 gene polymorphisms and inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the relationships between CD24 gene polymorphisms and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

Methods

The PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases were searched (up to May 30, 2014). The search terms "CD24", "inflammatory bowel disease", "Crohn's disease", "Ulcerative colitis", "IBD", "CD" or "UC"; and "polymorphism", "mutation" or "variant" were used. Association studies were limited to the English language, but no limitations in terms of race, ethnicity or geographic area were employed. Stata SE12 software was used to calculate the pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The information was independently ext

SUBMITTER: Huang XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438042 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature