A network meta-analysis, also called a mixed treatment comparison or multiple-treatment
metaanalysis is a tool for pooling or combining data by multiple pairwise comparisons (32 …

Background: Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness in the elderly population. Inflammatory mediators play an important role in AMD …

We investigated the contribution of polymorphisms in cytokine genes (TNFa-308, IL10-1082
and-592, TGFb1-c10 and c25, and IFNg+ 874) on the risk of graft rejection in liver …

The pathogenesis of celiac disease (CD) has been related to polymorphisms in the regulator
of G-protein signaling 1 (RGS1) and interleukin-12 A (IL12A) genes, but the existing findings …

Background The XRCC1 polymorphisms have been implicated in bladder cancer risk, but
individually published studies show inconsistent results. The aim of our study was to clarify …

Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial disease, in which
complement-mediated inflammation plays a pivotal role. A positive family history is an …

Numerous studies have investigated the risk of cancer associated with the polymorphism of
p21 3′ UTR (rs1059234 C> T), but results have been inconsistent. We performed this meta …

Introduction Patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have an
increased prevalence and incidence of intermediate-stage age-related macular …

Background Molecular epidemiological studies have sought associations between
interleukin-6 (IL-6) polymorphisms and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); …

There is still no conclusion on the potential effect of the rs2295080 and rs2536
polymorphisms of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) gene on different cancers …