“…In this meta-analysis, 18,584 participants were included: 14,033 in the IS group (7,235 cases with rs2383207, 3,762 cases with rs2383206, and 3,036 cases with rs10757278) and 14,656 cases in the control group (7,653 cases with rs2383207, 3,807 cases with rs2383206, and 3,196 cases with rs10757278). Eleven articles were selected, comprising 16 studies, of which six investigated rs2383207 ( Lin et al, 2011 ; Zhang et al, 2012 ; Li et al, 2017 ; Yang et al, 2018 ; Jin et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2021 ), five investigated rs2383206 ( Ding et al, 2009 ; Hu et al, 2009 ; Zhang et al, 2012 ; Xiong et al, 2018 ; Li et al, 2021 ), and five investigated rs10757278 ( Ding et al, 2009 ; Zhang et al, 2012 ; Bi et al, 2015 ; Xiong et al, 2018 ; Han et al, 2020 ). The study identification and selection process is shown in detail in Figure 1 .…”