“…A total of eight MSX1 SNPs (rs12532, rs8670, rs6446693, rs104893854, rs3821949, rs1042484, rs377 5261, and rs1907998) were included in these 12 studies. The rs12532 SNP was the most widely investigated SNP (seven studies, HWE P > 0.05 among the controls), followed by rs8670, rs6446693, rs104893854, rs3775261, and rs1907998 [three studies each; HWE P > 0.05, except for rs8670 in the study by ASLAR ONER et al (26), rs6446693 in the study by SUN et al (19), rs104893854 in the study by HUANG et al (21), and rs3775261 in the study by CARDOSO et al (27)], and rs3821949 and rs1042484 were the least studied (two studies, HWE P > 0.05 among the controls). The study without a consistent HWE was excluded from further analysis.…”