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Association between P16INK4a Promoter Methylation and Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of 12 Published Studies

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  • Xiyue Xiao
  • Fucheng Cai
  • Xun Niu
  • Hao Shi
  • Yi Zhong

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Background: Ovarian cancer is the primary cause of death in women diagnosed with gynecological malignancies worldwide. Absence of early symptoms prevents prompt diagnosis or successful therapeutic intervention. P16INK4a is a well-known tumor suppressor gene (TSG). Aberrant methylation of TSG promoter is an important epigenetic silencing mechanism leading to ovarian cancer progression. Studies have reported differences in methylation frequencies of the p16INK4a promoter between ovarian cancer and the corresponding control group. However, the association between p16INK4a promoter methylation and ovarian cancer remains unclear and controversial. Therefore, a meta-analysis was conducted to clarify the relationship between p16INK4a promoter methylation and ovarian cancer. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and CNKI were searched to identify eligible studies for the evaluation of the association between p16INK4a promoter methylation and ovarian cancer. Odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated to determine the strength of association between p16INK4a promoter methylation and ovarian cancer. Results: A total of 612 ovarian cancer patients and 289 controls from 12 eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, a significant association was observed between p16INK4a methylation status and ovarian cancer risk using a fixed-effects model (OR = 2.02, 95% CI = 1.39–2.94). Conclusion: The results of our meta-analysis show that aberrant methylation of p16INK4a promoter was significantly associated with ovarian cancer. It may represent a promising molecular marker to monitor the disease and provides new insights into the treatment of human ovarian cancer.

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  • Xiyue Xiao & Fucheng Cai & Xun Niu & Hao Shi & Yi Zhong, 2016. "Association between P16INK4a Promoter Methylation and Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of 12 Published Studies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0163257
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163257
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    1. Hao Shi & Xiong Chen & Cheng Lu & Changmei Gu & Hongwei Jiang & RuiWei Meng & Xun Niu & Yangxin Huang & Meixia Lu, 2015. "Association between P16INK4a Promoter Methylation and HNSCC: A Meta-Analysis of 21 Published Studies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(4), pages 1-13, April.
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