Table 4 Publication bias tests (Begg’s test and Egger’s test) for two OPN gene polymorphism sites and cancer.

From: OPN gene polymorphisms, rs17524488 GG/G, rs11730582 T/C and rs9138 C/A and cancer risk in a Chinese population

Compared genotype model

Begg’s test

Egger’s test

z-value

P -value

t-value

P -value

rs17524488(−156 GG/G)

Allelic contrast

−0.15

0.881

−0.03

0.976

Homozygote comparison

0.15

0.881

0.09

0.935

Recessive genetic model

0.45

0.652

0.11

0.918

rs11730582(−443T/C)

Allelic contrast

−0.74

0.458

−0.53

0.617

Homozygote comparison

−0.49

0.621

−0.45

0.670

Recessive genetic model

−0.49

0.621

−0.83

0.439

  1. Annotation: P-value of Z-test for significant test.
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