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Table 1 Main characteristics of eligible studies included this meta-analysis

From: The association of the PCSK9 rs562556 polymorphism with serum lipids level: a meta-analysis

First Author

Year

Country

Ethnicity

Type of study

Sample size

Genotyping method

Number by Genotype

AA

AG/GG

Xavier

2017

Brazil

Brazilian

Cohort

182

TaqMan

122

60

Jeenduang

2015

Thailand

Thai population

Cohort

495

PCR–RFLP

471

24

Mayne

2013

Canada

Caucasian and African Canadians

Cohort

207

exonic sequencing

150

57

Norata

2010

Italy

Caucasian

Cohort

1541

Taqman

1051

490

Anderson

2014

Brazil

Brazilian

Cohort

299

TaqMan

191

108

Wanmasae

2016

Thailand

Thai population

Cohort

225

PCR-RFLP

217

8

Shioji

2004

Japan

Japanese

Cohort

1793

TaqMan

1704

89