Clinical Significance of the Interleukin 24 mRNA Level in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Subgroups: An In Silico Investigation

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(a) The forest plot of 22 data sets evaluating the standard mean difference (SMD) of Interleukin 24 (IL24) mRNA expression between oral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) tissues and noncancer tissues based on Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases. (b) Sensitivity analysis of the expression level of IL24 mRNA in the OSCC and noncancer groups. (c) Begg’s funnel plot for the publication bias test. (d) Egger’s funnel plot for the publication bias test.

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