[Methodological quality of Meta-analyses regarding studies related to genetic association on papers published in Chinese journals].

Objective: To assess the methodological quality of Meta-analyses on papers published in Chinese journals regarding studies on genetic association.

Methods: Meta-analyses of genetic association study published in Chinese journals up to December 2012 had been searched through on 4 Chinese electronic databases(China biomedicine database, CNKI, Wanfang database and VIP Information). Articles independently selected by both two researchers under definite inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in this study(with consultation on a third researcher if inconsistent opinions existed).