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Meta-Analyses of Association Between BRAFV600E Mutation and Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Qing Zhang, Shao-zheng Liu, Qing Zhang et al. · 2016 · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Background/Aims: The function of BRAF V600E as a prognostic biomarker continues controversial by reason of conflicting results in the published articles. Methods: A systematical literature search for relevant articles was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Medline and Embase updated to August 5, 2015. The Chi-square test and I2 were employed to examine statistical heterogeneity. Pooled ORs with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated to assess the relationship between clinicopathological features and BRAFV600E mutation. Subgroup analyses by eth

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