Review Article

Genetic Polymorphisms in the RAD51 Gene with a Risk of Head and Neck Cancer and Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 5

False-positive report probability values for the rs1801320 and rs1801321 gene polymorphisms.

VariablesOR (95% CI)aPowerbPrior probability
0.250.10.010.0010.0001

rs1801320
C versus G
Overall1.32 (1.03-1.71)0.0360.8330.1130.2770.8080.9770.998
PCR-RFLP1.52 (1.15-2.02)0.0040.4640.0250.0700.4550.8940.988
Asian1.89 (1.16-3.08)0.0110.1770.1530.3510.8560.9840.998
Large sample1.41 (1.02-1.96)0.0410.6440.1600.3640.8630.9840.998
EC2.07 (1.01-4.25)0.0470.1900.4280.6920.9610.9961.000
CC versus GG
Asian2.20 (1.30-3.74)0.0040.0790.1200.2910.8190.9790.998
EC2.08 (1.17-3.71)0.0130.1340.2270.4680.9060.9900.999
CG versus GG
Overall1.50 (1.03-2.19)0.0360.5000.1770.3910.8760.9860.999
PCR-RFLP1.84 (1.19-2.86)0.0070.1820.1000.2500.7860.9740.997
Asian2.20 (1.30-3.74)0.0040.0790.1200.2910.8190.9790.998
Large sample1.75 (1.01-3.01)0.0430.2890.3090.5790.9370.9930.999
CC+CG versus GG
Overall1.44 (1.05-1.99)0.0270.5980.1200.2900.8180.9780.998
PCR-RFLP1.74 (1.20-2.51)0.0030.2140.0410.1140.5850.9340.993
Asian2.06 (1.17-3.64)0.0130.1370.2190.4570.9020.9890.999
Large sample1.61 (1.04-2.51)0.0360.3770.2200.4590.9030.9890.999
CC versus CG+GG
Asian1.89 (1.12-3.19)0.0170.1930.2100.4440.8980.9890.999
EC1.78 (1.00-3.15)0.0480.2780.3400.6070.9440.9940.999
rs1801321
T versus G
Caucasian0.82 (0.72-0.95)0.0080.9970.0240.0690.4490.8920.988

aChi-square test was adopted to calculate the genotype frequency distributions. bStatistical power was calculated using the number of observations in the subgroup and the OR and values in this table.