DAB2 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Furthermore, Tong et al found that Dab2 was un-detectable in 72% nasopharyngeal carcinomas of Chinese people.16 After pooling eligible data, absent expression of Dab2 were detected in 221 of 295 (74.9%) human malignant cancer tissues (OR = 0.28, 95% CI: 0.22 - 0.35, P < 0.001; I2 = 20.3%, P heterogeneity = 0.28) Fig.2A.