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. 2014 Jul 11;14:88. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-88

Table 1.

Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis

Author, year
Country
Ethnicity
Clip type
Control characteristics
No. (case/control)
Case
Control
            C1C1 C1C2 C2C2 C1/C2 C1C1 C1C2 C2C2 C1/C2
BEATY [31]
USA
Caucasian
CP
HB
42/135
-
-
-
78/6
-
-
-
248/22
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
86/135
-
-
-
163/9
-
-
-
248/22
 
 
African
CP
HB
13/135
-
-
-
24/2
-
-
-
248/22
 
 
African
CL/P
HB
11/135
-
-
-
22/0
-
-
-
248/22
TANABE [15]
Japan
Asian
CL/P
HB
28/73
-
-
-
49/7
-
-
-
129/17
Lilian Jara[21]
Chile
Hispanic
CL/P
HB
39/51
33
6
0
72/6
44
6
1
94/8
Sassani [19]
USA
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
81/84
54
26
1
134/28
70
13
1
153/15
 
 
Asian
CL/P
HB
6/6
4
2
0
10/2
4
2
0
10/2
 
 
African
CL/P
HB
10/7
4
5
1
13/7
4
3
0
11/3
Ardinger [12]
USA
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
78/98
59
17
2
135/21
89
8
1
186/10
Shiang [20]
USA
Caucasian
CP
HB
43/170
-
-
-
69/17
-
-
-
311/29
Hwang [22]
USA
Caucasian
CP
HB
69/284
49
20
0
118/20
239
44
1
522/46
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
114/284
93
19
2
205/23
239
44
1
522/46
ROMITTI [30]
USA
Caucasian
CP
PB
51/295
41
10*
-
-
235
60*
-
-
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
PB
118/295
96
22*
-
-
235
60*
-
-
Hecht [24]
USA
Caucasian
CL/P
UFM
12/13
11
1
0
23/1
10
2
1
22/4
Chenevix [18]
Australia
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
117/113
84
30
3
198/36
94
17
2
205/21
Holder [17]
UK
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
60/60
36
14
5
86/24
55
5
0
115/5
CHENEVIX[29]
Australia
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
96/100
66
27
3
159/33
90
9
1
189/11
Stoll [25]
France
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
98/99
-
-
-
187/10
-
-
-
184/14
 
 
Caucasian
CP
HB
57/99
-
-
-
104/10
-
-
-
184/14
Christensen [11]
Denmark
Caucasian
CP
PB
65/457
49
15
1
113/17
344
102
11
790/124
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
PB
191/457
145
45
1
335/47
344
102
11
790/124
SHAW [6]
USA
Caucasian
CP
PB
114/379
87
27*
-
-
321
58*
-
-
 
 
Hispanic
CP
PB
35/175
34
1*
-
-
164
11*
-
-
 
 
African
CP
PB
7/20
6
1*
-
-
18
2*
-
-
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
PB
245/379
212
33*
-
-
321
58*
-
-
 
 
Hispanic
CL/P
PB
103/175
94
9*
-
-
164
11*
-
-
 
 
African
CL/P
PB
12/20
11
1*
-
-
18
2*
-
-
Beaty [26]
USA
Caucasian
CP
HB
51/87
44
6
1
94/8
79
8
0
166/8
 
 
Caucasian
CL
HB
26/87
21
5
0
47/5
79
8
0
166/8
 
 
Caucasian
CL/P
HB
53/87
48
5
0
101/5
79
8
0
166/8
 
 
African
CP
HB
12/45
10
2
0
22/2
43
2
0
88/2
 
 
African
CL
HB
2/45
2
0
0
4/0
43
2
0
88/2
 
 
African
CL/P
HB
10/45
9
1
0
19/1
43
2
0
88/2
Bertoja [34]
Brazil
Hispanic
CL/P
HB
140/142
114
25
1
253/27
121
21
0
263/21
PASSOS-BUENO [32]
Brazil
Hispanic
CL/P
HB
536/385
484
51
1
1019/53
344
41
0
729/41
Lidral [28]
USA
Caucasian
CL/P
PB
182/251
-
-
-
327/37
-
-
-
449/53
 
 
Caucasian
CP
PB
62/251
-
-
-
109/15
-
-
-
449/53
Lidral [27]
USA
Caucasian
CL/P
PB
652/776
-
-
-
1204/100
-
-
-
1436/116
    Caucasian CP PB 97/776 - - - 176/18 - - - 1436/116

CL: clip lip, CL/P: clip lip and palate, CP: clip palate, PB: population-based control group, HB: hospital-based control group, UFM: unrelated family members control group.

C1C1, C1C2, C2C2: genotype, C1/C2: allele frequency.

*The sum of C1C2 and C2C2.