S. no | Ref. no. | Country | Ethnicity | Total cases | Total control | Genes | Variant studied | Genotype method | Age case [mean ± SD] | Age control [mean ± SD] | HWE | Source of control | NOS quality score |
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Studies included for the CYP17 gene polymorphism | |||||||||||||
 1. | [2] | Iraq | Caucasian | 50 | 50 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 45-80 | 45–60 | YES | HB | 5 |
 2. | [5] | India | Asian | 100 | 100 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 63.9 ± 8.9 | 64.1 ± 7.8 | YES | NR | 6 |
 3. | [16] | Lebanon | Caucasian | 68 | 79 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 65.98 ± 9.97 | 58.33 ± 10.14 | YES | Mixed | 7 |
 4. | [27] | Japan | Asian | 202 | 131 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR | 70.5 ± 9.4 | 75.3 ± 7.3 | YES | HB | 6 |
 5. | [28] | China | Asian | 182 | 274 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 70 [53-94] | NA | YES | PB | 7 |
 6. | [29] | Turkey | Caucasian | 80 | 73 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR | NA | NA | YES | NR | 5 |
 7. | [30] | Turkey | Caucasian | 136 | 102 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 67.07 ± 9.0 | 64.07 ± 7.3 | YES | HB | 6 |
 8. | [31] | India | Asian | 170 | 170 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR | 67.22 ± 69.31 | 64.87 ± 68.68 | YES | HB | 5 |
 9. | [32] | Italy | Caucasian | 588 | 580 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 69 ± 6 | 66 ±7 | YES | HB | 7 |
 10. | [33] | India | Asian | 50 | 50 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 62.02 ± 9.66 | 69.20 ± 5.40 | YES | HB | 5 |
 11. | [34] | China | Asia | 452 | 501 | CYP17 | 34 A1/A2 | PCR-RFLP | 58.02 ± 7.38 | 57.28 ± 7.61 | YES | HB | 7 |
Studies included for the VDR gene polymorphism | |||||||||||||
 1. | [15] | India | Asian | 160 | 160 | VDR | Taq-I,Bsm-I,Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 64.4 ± 9.1 | 62.9 ± 9.7 | YES | HB | 6 |
 2. | [16] | Lebanon | Caucasian | 68 | 79 | VDR | Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I, Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 65.98 ± 9.97 | 58.33 ± 10.14 | YES | Mixed | 7 |
 3. | [17] | China | Asian | 200 | 200 | VDR | Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 73.9 ± 2.7 | 73.56 ± 2.68 | YES | HB | 5 |
 4. | [34] | China | Asia | 452 | 501 | VDR | Apa-I, Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 58.02 ± 7.38 | 57.28 ± 7.61 | YES | HB | 7 |
 5. | [35] | Netherland | Caucasian | 93 | 56 | VDR | Taq-I | PCR-RFLP | 66.4 ± 7.3 | 64.4 ± 10.6 | YES | HB | 6 |
 6. | [36] | Japan | Asian | 209 | 128 | VDR | Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I | PCR-RFLP | 70.4 ± 9.4 | 73.5 ± 7.1 | YES | PB | 6 |
 7. | [37] | Japan | Asian | 83 | 90 | VDR | Taq-I | PCR-RFLP | 71.8 ± 6.0 | 67.8 ± 7.2 | YES | HB | 7 |
 8. | [38] | Thailand | Asian | 44 | 30 | VDR | Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I | PCR | NA | NA | YES | HB | 5 |
 9. | [39] | China | Asian | 189 | 502 | VDR | Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 68.6 ± 68.5 | 71.7 ± 68.7 | YES | HB | 6 |
 10. | [40] | Brazil | Caucasian | 41 | 169 | VDR | Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I, Fok-I | PCR-RFLP | 66.2 ± 10.6 | 23 ± 4.5 | YES | HB | 8 |
Studies included for the ACE gene polymorphism | |||||||||||||
 1. | [41] | Lebanon | Caucasian | 69 | 69 | ACE | I/D polymorphisms | PCR | 69.1 ± 8.4 | 55.8 ± 11 | YES | HB | 7 |
 2. | [42] | India | Asian | 200 | 200 | ACE | I/D polymorphisms | PCR | 58.3 ± 6 | 57.6 ± 3.4 | YES | HB | 5 |
 3. | [43] | Iraq | Caucasian | 75 | 81 | ACE | I/D polymorphisms | PCR-RFLP | 56.4 ± 3.9 | 49.2 ± 6.1 | YES | HB | 5 |
 4. | [44] | Mexico | Caucasian | 20 | 38 | ACE | I/D polymorphisms | PCR-RFLP | NA | NA | Yes | HB | 5 |