Associations of genetic polymorphisms in pTEN/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway genes with cancer risk: A meta-analysis in Asian population.

ABSTRACT: The pTEN/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways play a critical role in balancing cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Recent studies researched the associations of core genes in the pTEN/AKT/mTOR pathway polymorphisms with the cancer susceptibility; however, the results are inconclusive. Therefore, a systematically meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between the five SNPs (mTOR rs2295080 and rs2536, AKT1 rs2494750 and rs2494752, pTEN rs701848) and cancer risk by systematic review of the literature in 31 eligible studies. The results showed a significant decreased risk between rs2295080 TG, GG genotype, and GG/TG genotypes and overall cancer [TG vs.TT: OR(95% CI) = 0.82(0.76, 0.89), GG/TG vs. TT: OR(95% CI) = 0.82(0.76, 0.88), and GG vs.

Tg/tt

OR(95% CI) = 0.6

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736732 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature