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Role of STAT3 Expression in Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Based on the Chinese Population
Table 1
Characteristics and quality score of the studies.
| | Study | Country | Ethnicity | Detection method | Cutoff value (%) | Antibody supplier | STAT3 (±) | Quality | | Case | Control |
| | Li et al., 2015 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | Abgent, San Diego, CA, USA | 32/10 | 8/12 | 7 | | Zhang et al., 2016 | China | Asian | IHC | >5 | Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc | 31/0 | 5/26 | 7 | | Zhang et al., 2013 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc | 44/12 | 8/16 | 7 | | Li et al., 2010 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | BOSTER Biological Technology Co., Ltd. | 23/19 | 2/13 | 6 | | Wang, 2013 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc | 66/24 | 2/28 | 7 | | Zhang et al., 2011 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | NA | 40/1 | 11/24 | 6 | | Huang, 2015 | China | Asian | IHC | >10 | NA | 73/13 | 3/9 | 7 | | Xu, 2017 | China | Asian | IHC | >5 | BOSTER Biological Technology Co., Ltd. | 47/13 | 17/43 | 7 |
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NA, data not available.
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