Rs16856139 in SLC45A3, the same region as the previous Chinese study, showed an overall significant association with PSA levels (p=2.4×10(-11)) along with rs1058205 in KLK3.
Rs16856139 in SLC45A3, the same region as the previous Chinese study, showed an overall significant association with PSA levels (p=2.4×10(-11)) along with rs1058205 in KLK3.
The overall results indicated that polymorphism T>C of rs1058</span>205 was associated with decreased risk of PCa</span> (allele contrast: OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.64-0.88, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001; homozygote comparison: OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.42-0.81, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001), particularly in Caucasian population (allele contrast: OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.65-0.91, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001; homozygote comparison: OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.41-0.82, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001).
The overall results indicated that polymorphism T>C of rs1058</span>205 was associated with decreased risk of PCa</span> (allele contrast: OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.64-0.88, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001; homozygote comparison: OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.42-0.81, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001), particularly in Caucasian population (allele contrast: OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.65-0.91, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001; homozygote comparison: OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.41-0.82, <i>P</i><sub>heterogeneity</sub> < 0.001).