Review Article

Genetic Association between NFKBIA and NFKB1 Gene Polymorphisms and the Susceptibility to Head and Neck Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 3

False-positive report probability values for associations between the rs28362491 polymorphism and the HNC risk.

VariablesOR (95% CI)aPowerbPrior probability
0.250.10.010.0010.0001

D versus I
PCR-PAGE0.74 (0.61-0.91)0.0040.8390.0150.0440.3380.8370.981
TaqMan0.79 (0.69-0.91)0.0010.9910.0030.0100.0980.5230.916
NC0.87 (0.78-0.96)0.0061.0000.0160.0480.3550.8470.982

DD versus II
Overall0.76 (0.60-0.97)0.0270.8540.0880.2250.7610.9700.997
PCR-PAGE0.57 (0.38-0.85)0.0060.2210.0730.1920.7230.9630.996
TaqMan0.61 (0.45-0.83)0.0020.2860.0170.0500.3640.8530.983
NC0.75 (0.62-0.90)0.0020.8970.0070.0200.1800.6880.957

DI versus II
TaqMan0.83 (0.69-1.00)0.0500.9890.1320.3130.8330.9810.998

DD+DI versus II
PCR-PAGE0.67 (0.49-0.92)0.0130.5120.0720.1900.7200.9630.996
TaqMan0.75 (0.60-0.94)0.0130.8470.0420.1170.5940.9370.993

DD versus DI+II
Overall0.80 (0.68-0.95)0.0110.9810.0320.0910.5240.9180.991
PCR-PAGE0.69 (0.49-0.98)0.0380.5760.1660.3740.8680.9850.998
TaqMan0.70 (0.60-0.83)0.000040.713<0.0010.0010.0060.0540.363
NC0.78 (0.68-0.89)0.00020.9900.0010.0020.0220.1840.693

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.