VEGFA rs3025039 and biliary atresia susceptibility in Chinese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have suggested an association between vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) rs3025039 polymorphism and biliary atresia (BA). However, this conclusion is controversial and there is no published pooled evidence of this association.

Methods

This study was conducted and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews). A thorough search was performed on databases including PubMed, Embase, and Chinese Biomedical Database up to August 2020. This study included 846 cases of BA and 2821 controls concerning VEGFA rs3025039 polymorphism. We selected relevant studies based on the following incl

SUBMITTER: He S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9717001 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature