Table 2 Distribution of MTHFR C677T genotype among cancer cases and controls.

From: MTHFR C677T polymorphism interaction with heavy alcohol consumption increases head and neck carcinoma risk

   

Cases

Controls

HWE (control)

First Author

Year

Genotyping method

TT

CT

CC

TT

CT

CC

Chi-squre

P

Weinstein

2002

PCR-RFLP

15

53

67

15

62

69

0.038

> 0.05

Kureshi

2004

PCR

0

12

22

4

18

32

0.420

> 0.05

Capaccio

2005

PCR

14

33

18

18

46

36

0.242

> 0.05

Neumann

2005

PCR

35

244

258

51

216

278

0.914

> 0.05

Vairaktaris

2006

PCR-RFLP

6

76

28

10

65

45

4.065

< 0.05

Hsiung

2007

PCR

149 (a)

-

128

306 (a)

-

218

-

-

Reljic

2007

PCR-RFLP

9

27

45

8

59

35

6.074

< 0.05

Suzuki

2007

Taqman

36

113

88

128

331

252

1.121

> 0.05

Ni

2008

PCR-RFLP

64

95

48

61

187

152

0.078

> 0.05

Siraj

2008

PCR

1

18

30

13

126

372

0.351

> 0.05

Solomon

2008

PCR-RFLP

23

55

48

10

42

48

0.033

> 0.05

Cao

2010

PCR-RFLP

32

169

310

30

188

334

0.275

> 0.05

Kruszyna

2010

PCR-RFLP

10

52

69

20

104

126

0.052

> 0.05

Rodrigues

2010

PCR-RFLP

13

43

44

14

40

46

1.182

> 0.05

Fard-Esfahani

2011

Multiplex PCR

14

71

69

8

108

82

14.224

< 0.05

Prasad

2011

PCR-RFLP

1

10

86

1

12

228

3.311

> 0.05

Sailasree

2011

PCR-RFLP

1

8

92

1

29

108

0.400

> 0.05

Supic

2011

PCR-RFLP

14

32

50

16

66

80

0.193

> 0.05

Tsai

2011

PCR-RFLP

43

186

391

62

236

322

3.606

> 0.05

Galbiatti

2012

PCR-RFLP

45

147

130

55

250

226

1.358

> 0.05

Ozdemir

2012

Real-time PCR

7

25

28

3

14

33

0.781

> 0.05

Vylliotis

2013

PCR-RFLP

6

76

28

10

65

45

4.065

< 0.05

Kweon

2014

PCR-RFLP

422

1050

722

291

851

527

2.748

> 0.05

  1. (a): TT+CT