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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the associations between oxidative DNA damage biomarkers (levels of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine [8-OHdG], telomere length [TL], human telomerase reverse transcriptase [hTERT], telomerase activity [TA] and polymorphisms of human 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1 [hOGG1] or X-ray repair cross-complementing group 4 [XRCC4]) and endometriosis (EMT) by a meta-analysis.
Methods: Five databases were searched until August 2024. Stata version 15.0 was used to estimate pooled odds ratio (OR) or standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results: Forty-two studies were included. Overall meta-analysis revealed significantly elevated 8-OHdG (SMD = 1.84; 95%CI = 1.29-2.39), TA (SMD = 3.03; 95%CI = 2.07-4.00) and hTERT (SMD = 2.55; 95%CI = 1.55-3.55) in EMT women compared to controls. Women carrying GG genotype (vs. GC+CC: OR = 1.34; 95%CI = 1.00-1.78) of hOGG1 rs1052133, TT genotype (vs. TG+GG: OR = 2.67; 95%CI = 1.63-4.38) and T allele (vs. G: OR = 3.49; 95%CI = 2.27-5.35) of XRCC4 rs6869366 had a higher risk of developing EMT. Subgroup and trim-and-fill analyses indicated longer TL was a risk factor for EMT.
Conclusions: 8-OHdG, TA, hTERT, TL, rs1052133 and rs6869366 represent potential prediction biomarkers and treatment targets for EMT.
期刊介绍:
The journal Biomarkers brings together all aspects of the rapidly growing field of biomarker research, encompassing their various uses and applications in one essential source.
Biomarkers provides a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and concepts in all areas of biomarker research. High quality papers in four main areas are accepted and manuscripts describing novel biomarkers and their subsequent validation are especially encouraged:
• Biomarkers of disease
• Biomarkers of exposure
• Biomarkers of response
• Biomarkers of susceptibility
Manuscripts can describe biomarkers measured in humans or other animals in vivo or in vitro. Biomarkers will consider publishing negative data from studies of biomarkers of susceptibility in human populations.