Table 1.
Main characteristics of all eligible studies in this meta-analysis
| Author | Year | Country | Ethnicity | Age group | Cases | Controls | Genotyping method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs4950928 | |||||||
| Li [21] | 2015 | China | Asian | Children | 316 | 297 | Mass Array |
| James [7] | 2016 | Sweden | Caucasian | Adults | 111 | 57 | TaqMan |
| Ober [18] | 2008 | USA | Caucasian | Children | 344 | 294 | TaqMan |
| Ober [18] | 2008 | USA | Caucasian | Mixed | 99 | 197 | TaqMan |
| Ramphul [20] | 2015 | Mauritius | African | Children | 192 | 189 | TaqMan |
| rs10494132 | |||||||
| Chatterjee [8] | 2008 | India | Caucasian | Adults | 270 | 292 | EMSAs |
| Chatterjee [8] | 2008 | India | Caucasian | Adults | 150 | 101 | EMSAs |
| Huang [23] | 2013 | China | Asian | Children | 158 | 198 | Mass Array |
| Chen [22] | 2014 | China | Asian | Adults | 150 | 101 | Mass Array |
| Shao [24] | 2017 | China | Asian | Children | 68 | 52 | Mass Array |
NA Not available, EMSAs Electrophoretic mobility shift assays