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Analyzing Association of the XRCC3 Gene Polymorphism with Ovarian Cancer Risk
Table 2
Main characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.
| First author | Year | Country | Area of the cases | Ethnicity | Cases source | Controls source | Sample type of cases | Total cases/controls | Quality score |
| Auranen [20] | 2005 | Mixed (UK-USA) | Royal Marsden Hospital in London and 6 counties in Northern California | Caucasian | Mixed (hospital and cancer registry) | Population | Blood | 1665/4241 | 14 |
| Beesley [26] | 2007 | Australia | New South Wales and Victorian Cancer Registries | Caucasian | Cancer registry | Population | Blood | 731/747 | 15 |
| Quaye [25] | 2009 | Mixed (DK-UK-USA) | MALOVA from Denmark-SEARCH from the UK-and GEOCS from the USA. | Caucasian | Mixed (hospital and cancer registry) | Population | Blood | 1461/2299 | 14 |
| Webb [27] | 2005 | Australia | New South Wales-Victoria and Queensland | Caucasian | Mixed (hospital and cancer registry) | Volunteers | Mixed (blood and archival paraffin blocks) | 1445/788 | 12 |
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