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Walia HK, Singh N, Sharma S. MTHFR polymorphism as a predictive biomarker for gastrointestinal and hematological toxicity in North Indian adenocarcinoma patients. J Chemother 2021; 34:326-340. [PMID: 34730065 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2021.1997008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In the present study, we investigated the relationship between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and overall survival, toxicity and treatment response for North Indian adenocarcinoma patients. The polymorphisms of MTHFR gene in north Indian adenocarcinoma patients were assessed by PCR-RFLP. Our data observed that patients with mutant genotype (C/C) for 1298 A>C) polymorphism showed higher trend of median survival time compared to patients bearing the wild type genotype (A/A) (MST= 13.93 vs. 7.97, p=0.12). Further, we observed patients with the heterozygous genotype for A1298C polymorphism had 12-fold risk of diarrhea (AOR =12.54, 95% CI = 1.54-101.86, p=0.018). The patients with heterozygous genotype (CT) of the C677T polymorphism had 5.34-fold increased risk of developing neutropenia (AOR=5.34, 95% CI=1.49-19.06, p=0.009). Our results suggest that MTHFR polymorphisms are associated with hematological toxicity. MTHFR polymorphism might impact the development of pemetrexed and platinum-related toxicities but not as a clinical predictor of efficiency.
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- Harleen Kaur Walia
- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
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Chen X, Ahamada H, Zhang T, Bai Z, Wang C. Association of Intake Folate and Related Gene Polymorphisms with Breast Cancer. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2020; 65:459-469. [PMID: 31902858 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.65.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide and is associated with a variety of risk factors. Folate and vitamin B12 are key elements of the one-carbon metabolism pathway where methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a significant role. Though many molecular and epidemiological studies have been performed to explore the relationship between intake folate, vitamin B12, MTHFR gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk, there is no consensus to date. By reviewing the relevant literatures and summarizing the potential effect of dietary folate intake on MTHFR genes polymorphism and breast cancer risk, we conclude that MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism is associated with breast cancer risk among Asian, but not Caucasians, and the MTHFR A1298C gene polymorphism is not a susceptibility factor of breast cancers. Concomitant low activity of MTHFR enzyme resulted from C677T gene polymorphism and low dietary folate intake is associated with increased breast cancer risk.
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- Xiang Chen
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiang Nan University
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- Hematology and Clinical Biochemistry Department, Hospital EL-Maarouf
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- The Affiliated Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiang Nan University
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- Medical Laboratory, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
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Xu R, Wu H, Zhang S, Zhou H, Liang L. Lack of association between MTHFR C677T Gene polymorphism with alcohol dependence: A meta-analysis of case-control studies. Neurosci Lett 2018; 683:69-74. [PMID: 29953924 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Many studies have reported that MTHFR C677T (rs 1801133) polymorphism is associated with the risk of alcohol dependence(AD). However, there are conflicting results regarding this relationship. In this article, we performed a meta-analysis of case-control studies to assess synthetically the influence of MTHFR C677T polymorphism on the risk of AD. All relevant studies were searched from Cochrane Library, EmBase, PubMed, and Web of science. 7 studies were included to evaluate the strength of associations between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and AD by pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The present meta-analysis evaluated a total of 1066 AD patients and 1049 controls and showed that MTHFR C677T polymorphism was not significantly associated with AD susceptibility in all five genetic models (Allelic, T vs C: OR = 1.04,95% CI: 0.83-1.31, P = 0.73; Homozygous, TT vs CC: OR = 0.98,95% CI: 0.57-1.68, P = 0.94; Heterozygous, TT vs CT: OR = 0.87,95% CI: 0.64-1.19, P = 0.39; Dominant, TT + CT vs CC: OR = 1.12,95% CI: 0.92-1.35, P = 0.26; Recessive, TT vs CT + CC: OR = 0.93,95% CI: 0.58-1.47, P = 0.74). On subgroup analysis by ethnicity, there was still insignificant association was detected in the Caucasians and Asians under the five genetic models respectively. In conclusion, the present data revealed that MTHFR C677T polymorphism may not be associated with AD susceptibility. Further well designed studies in a larger population and biological functional analysis of MTHFR are needed to elucidate the role of MTHFR C677T Gene polymorphism in AD.
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- Rong Xu
- Department of Medical Oncology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Zhang Road (formerly Ziyang Road) Wuchang District No. 99 Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Zhang Road (formerly Ziyang Road) Wuchang District No. 99 Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Zhang Road (formerly Ziyang Road) Wuchang District No. 99 Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Zhang Road (formerly Ziyang Road) Wuchang District No. 99 Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
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Lan G, Lin L, Chen X, Chen L, Chen X. Correlation Between Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T Polymorphisms and Pemetrexed Chemotherapy Efficacy/Toxicity in Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:5683-5689. [PMID: 29186089 PMCID: PMC5718261 DOI: 10.12659/msm.904836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background In the present study, we aimed to retrospectively analyze the correlation between toxicity of pemetrexed (PEM) chemotherapy and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphisms in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (non-sq NSCLC). Material/Methods We used polymerase chain reaction, gene scanning, and restriction fragment length polymorphism to analyze MTHFR C677T in 51 patients with advanced non-sq NSCLC. The patients received chemotherapies with single-agent PEM (monotherapy group) or with PEM combined with cisplatin (joint group). The correlation between MTHFR C677T polymorphisms and chemotherapy efficacy/toxicity was also assessed. Results There were 40 patients in the monotherapy group and 11 patients in the joint group. Among the 40 patients received single-agent PEM chemotherapy, those with the CT/TT genotype had higher incidence of leukopenia, neutropenia, nausea, and fatigue compared to patients with the with wild-type genotype CC (all P<0.05). However, polymorphisms of MTHFR C677T were not significantly associated with other adverse events and clinical outcomes. Conclusions Compared with genotype CC (the wild type), patients with the CT/TT genotype had higher incidence of leukopenia, neutropenia, nausea, and fatigue. Therefore, the MTHFR C677T polymorphism could be a predictive factor for leukopenia, neutropenia, nausea, and fatigue toxicities in non-sq NSCLC patients treated with single-agent PEM.
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- Gaochen Lan
- Department of Medical Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms may contribute to the risk of Parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis of 19 studies. Neurosci Lett 2017; 662:339-345. [PMID: 29097250 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.10.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene has been reported to be a candidate gene for susceptibility to Parkinson's disease (PD), but results of different studies are conflicting. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis of published case-control studies to evaluate the association between MTHFR C677T and A1298C gene polymorphisms with the risk of PD. Electronic search through PubMed, EmBase, ScienceDirect and Cochrane Library was conducted to identify all relevant studies. A total of 19 studies with 2746 cases and 8967 controls were included. No significant association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and PD risk was found in the overall population in all five genetic models. In the subgroup analysis stratified by ethnicity, a significant association between MTHFR C677T and PD risk was observed in the dominant model in Caucasians (OR=1.175, 95%CI: 1.008-1.369, P=0.040), but not in Asians. Significant association was found between MTHFR A1298C polymorphism and PD risk in the overall population in the dominant (OR=1.168, 95%CI: 1.008-1.353, P=0.039) and heterozygous model (OR=1.172, 95%CI: 1.004-1.367, P=0.044). But in the subgroup analysis, no association was found between MTHFR A1298C and PD neither in Caucasians nor in Asians. Our meta-analysis suggests that MTHFR C677T polymorphism may be associated with increased PD risk in Caucasians and MTHFR A1298C polymorphism may also increase susceptibility to PD.
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Burdennyy AM, Loginov VI, Zavarykina TM, Braga EA, Kubatiev AA. The role of molecular genetic alterations in genes involved in folate and homocysteine metabolism in multifactorial diseases pathogenesis. RUSS J GENET+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795417040044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Rezende LM, Marson FAL, Lima CSP, Bertuzzo CS. Can MTHFR C677T and A1298C Polymorphisms Alter the Risk and Severity of Sporadic Breast Cancer in Brazilian Women? Clin Breast Cancer 2017; 17:e199-e208. [PMID: 28330681 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) modify the risk and severity of sporadic breast cancer (BC). In this context, the MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms have been associated with risk and severity of sporadic BC. PATIENTS AND METHODS In total, 253 women with BC and 257 controls were enrolled in this study. Polymorphisms were analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism - polymerase chain reaction. Epidemiology, tumor characteristics, and reproductive factors were considered in the analysis. Statistical tests included the χ2 test, the Fisher exact test, and the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, or parametric equivalents. RESULTS MTHFR polymorphisms were not a risk factor for BC. The 677CC genotype was associated with distant metastasis (odds ratio [OR] = 5.311; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.124-25.09) and lower estrogen receptor expression, whereas the 1298AA genotype was associated with stage 0 (OR = 0.244; 95% CI = 0.077-0.771) and increased estrogen receptor expression. In haplotype analysis, 677CC/1298AA was associated with hypertension (OR = 1.979; 95% CI = 1.036-3.782), and 677CT/1298AC was associated with invasive carcinoma of no special type (OR = 0.472; 95% CI = 0.243-0.918) and stage 0 (OR = 3.476; 95% CI = 1.341-10.47). CONCLUSION The MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms do not alter the risk of BC, but are associated with the clinical severity of BC.
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- Luciana Montes Rezende
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas/SP, Brasil.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas/SP, Brasil; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas/SP, Brasil.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas/SP, Brasil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas/SP, Brasil
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Suner A, Buyukhatipoglu H, Aktas G, Kus T, Ulasli M, Oztuzcu S, Kalender ME, Sevinc A, Kul S, Camci C. Polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene are associated with recurrence risk in lymph node-positive breast cancer patients. Onco Targets Ther 2016; 9:5603-9. [PMID: 27672331 PMCID: PMC5024764 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s104890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study is to clarify the relationship between recurrence risk of breast cancer and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphisms. Patients and methods Breast cancer patients who had undergone surgery in Gaziantep University Oncology Hospital between June 2005 and June 2012 were followed-up and retrospectively enrolled in this study. Blood samples were collected from all patients to assess MTHFR C677T polymorphisms. Stage according to tumor–node–metastasis system, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status, grade of disease, menopausal status, and administered chemotherapy or hormonal therapy were recorded. Effects of these parameters on recurrence risk were evaluated using univariate analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression model. Results Association of MTHFR C677T polymorphisms with recurrence risk was evaluated in 298 patients whose median age was 47 years (range: 21–79 years). In all patients, age (odds ratio [OR] =0.953, P=0.005) and N3 lymph node status (OR =6.293, P=0.001) were found to affect the recurrence risk. While MTHFR homozygote genotype did not have an effect on recurrence risk in all patients, increased risk was observed in lymph node-positive subgroup (OR =4.271; 95% CI 1.515–12.023; P=0.006). Adjusting for age, tumor size (T), and node status (N), MTHFR homozygote genotype had more statistically significant risk for recurrence (OR =3.255; 95% CI 1.047–10.125; P=0.041). Conclusion MTHFR TT genotype was found to be associated with increased recurrence risk in patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer.
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- Ali Suner
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep Oncology Hospital, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Waseem M, Hussain SR, Kumar S, Serajuddin M, Mahdi F, Sonkar SK, Bansal C, Ahmad MK. Association of MTHFR (C677T) Gene Polymorphism With Breast Cancer in North India. BIOMARKERS IN CANCER 2016; 8:111-117. [PMID: 27721657 PMCID: PMC5040218 DOI: 10.4137/bic.s40446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women and is associated with a variety of risk factors. The functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C677T in the gene encoding 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) may lead to decreased enzyme activity and affect the chemosensitivity of tumor cells. This study was designed to investigate the association of MTHFR gene polymorphism (SNP) in the pathogenesis of breast cancer among the North Indian women population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using genomic DNA, extracted from the peripheral blood of subjects with (275 cases) or without (275 controls) breast cancer. Restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to study C677T polymorphism in the study groups. RESULTS The distribution of MTHFR (C677T) genotype frequencies, ie, CC, TT, and CT, among the patients was 64.7%, 2.18%, and 33.09%, respectively. In the healthy control group, the CC, TT, and CT frequencies were 78.91%, 1.09%, and 20.1%, respectively. The frequencies of C and T alleles were 81.2% and 18.7%, respectively, in the patient subjects, while they were 88.9% and 11.09%, respectively, among the healthy control group. Frequencies of the CT genotype and the T allele were significantly different (P = 0.007 and P = 0.005, respectively) between the control and the case subjects. CONCLUSION This study shows an association of the CT genotype and the T allele of the MTHFR (C667T) gene with increased genetic risk for breast cancer among Indian women.
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- Mohammad Waseem
- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.; Department of Zoology, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Center for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pathology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Work place: Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Soleimani E, Saliminejad K, Akbari MT, Kamali K, Ahani A. Association study of the common polymorphisms in the folate-methionine pathway with retinoblastoma. Ophthalmic Genet 2016; 37:384-387. [DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2015.1107596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Elaheh Soleimani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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Pirie A, Guo Q, Kraft P, Canisius S, Eccles DM, Rahman N, Nevanlinna H, Chen C, Khan S, Tyrer J, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Lush M, Dunning AM, Shah M, Czene K, Darabi H, Eriksson M, Lambrechts D, Weltens C, Leunen K, van Ongeval C, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Flyger H, Rudolph A, Seibold P, Flesch-Janys D, Blomqvist C, Aittomäki K, Fagerholm R, Muranen TA, Olsen JE, Hallberg E, Vachon C, Knight JA, Glendon G, Mulligan AM, Broeks A, Cornelissen S, Haiman CA, Henderson BE, Schumacher F, Le Marchand L, Hopper JL, Tsimiklis H, Apicella C, Southey MC, Cross SS, Reed MWR, Giles GG, Milne RL, McLean C, Winqvist R, Pylkäs K, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Grip M, Hooning MJ, Hollestelle A, Martens JWM, van den Ouweland AMW, Marme F, Schneeweiss A, Yang R, Burwinkel B, Figueroa J, Chanock SJ, Lissowska J, Sawyer EJ, Tomlinson I, Kerin MJ, Miller N, Brenner H, Butterbach K, Holleczek B, Kataja V, Kosma VM, Hartikainen JM, Li J, Brand JS, Humphreys K, Devilee P, Tollenaar RAEM, Seynaeve C, Radice P, Peterlongo P, Manoukian S, Ficarazzi F, Beckmann MW, Hein A, Ekici AB, Balleine R, Phillips KA, Benitez J, Zamora MP, Perez JIA, Menéndez P, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Durda K, Hamann U, Kabisch M, Ulmer HU, Rüdiger T, Margolin S, Kristensen V, Nord S, Evans DG, Abraham J, Earl H, Poole CJ, Hiller L, Dunn JA, Bowden S, Yang R, Campa D, Diver WR, Gapstur SM, Gaudet MM, Hankinson S, Hoover RN, Hüsing A, Kaaks R, Machiela MJ, Willett W, Barrdahl M, Canzian F, Chin SF, Caldas C, Hunter DJ, Lindstrom S, Garcia-Closas M, Couch FJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Mannermaa A, Andrulis IL, Hall P, Chang-Claude J, Easton DF, Bojesen SE, Cox A, Fasching PA, Pharoah PDP, Schmidt MK. Common germline polymorphisms associated with breast cancer-specific survival. Breast Cancer Res 2015; 17:58. [PMID: 25897948 PMCID: PMC4484708 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-015-0570-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies have identified common germline variants nominally associated with breast cancer survival. These associations have not been widely replicated in further studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of previously reported SNPs with breast cancer-specific survival using data from a pooled analysis of eight breast cancer survival genome-wide association studies (GWAS) from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. METHODS A literature review was conducted of all previously published associations between common germline variants and three survival outcomes: breast cancer-specific survival, overall survival and disease-free survival. All associations that reached the nominal significance level of P value <0.05 were included. Single nucleotide polymorphisms that had been previously reported as nominally associated with at least one survival outcome were evaluated in the pooled analysis of over 37,000 breast cancer cases for association with breast cancer-specific survival. Previous associations were evaluated using a one-sided test based on the reported direction of effect. RESULTS Fifty-six variants from 45 previous publications were evaluated in the meta-analysis. Fifty-four of these were evaluated in the full set of 37,954 breast cancer cases with 2,900 events and the two additional variants were evaluated in a reduced sample size of 30,000 samples in order to ensure independence from the previously published studies. Five variants reached nominal significance (P <0.05) in the pooled GWAS data compared to 2.8 expected under the null hypothesis. Seven additional variants were associated (P <0.05) with ER-positive disease. CONCLUSIONS Although no variants reached genome-wide significance (P <5 x 10(-8)), these results suggest that there is some evidence of association between candidate common germline variants and breast cancer prognosis. Larger studies from multinational collaborations are necessary to increase the power to detect associations, between common variants and prognosis, at more stringent significance levels.
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- Ailith Pirie
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- />Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- />Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- />Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5NG Surrey, UK
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- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland
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- />Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
| | - Michael Lush
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
| | - Alison M Dunning
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
| | - Mitul Shah
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
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- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
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- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
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- />Vesalius Research Center (VRC), Vib, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- />Laboratory for Translational Genetics, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
| | - Caroline Weltens
- />Oncology Department, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
| | - Karin Leunen
- />Oncology Department, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- />Oncology Department, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
| | - Børge G Nordestgaard
- />Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
- />Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
- />Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2220 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Sune F Nielsen
- />Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
- />Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
| | - Henrik Flyger
- />Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
| | - Anja Rudolph
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Petra Seibold
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Dieter Flesch-Janys
- />Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry and Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
| | - Carl Blomqvist
- />Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Sairaalatie 8, 08 200 LOHJA Helsinki, Finland
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- />Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Sairaalatie 8, 08 200 LOHJA Helsinki, Finland
| | - Rainer Fagerholm
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland
- />Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Sairaalatie 8, 08 200 LOHJA Helsinki, Finland
- />Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Sairaalatie 8, 08 200 LOHJA Helsinki, Finland
| | - Taru A Muranen
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland
| | - Janet E Olsen
- />Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
| | - Emily Hallberg
- />Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
| | - Celine Vachon
- />Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
| | - Julia A Knight
- />Prosserman Centre for Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 Canada
- />Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7 Canada
| | - Gord Glendon
- />Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 Canada
| | - Anna Marie Mulligan
- />Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Canada
- />Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4 Canada
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- />Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Sten Cornelissen
- />Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- />Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
| | - Brian E Henderson
- />Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
| | - Frederick Schumacher
- />Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
| | - Loic Le Marchand
- />Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 701 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
| | - John L Hopper
- />Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
| | - Helen Tsimiklis
- />Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
| | - Carmel Apicella
- />Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
| | - Melissa C Southey
- />Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
| | - Simon S Cross
- />Academic Unit of Pathology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, 385a Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HQ UK
| | - Malcolm WR Reed
- />CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX UK
| | - Graham G Giles
- />Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
- />Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia
| | - Roger L Milne
- />Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
- />Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia
| | - Catriona McLean
- />Anatomical Pathology, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3007 Australia
| | - Robert Winqvist
- />Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Genetics and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland
| | - Katri Pylkäs
- />Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Genetics and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Kajaanintie 50, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland
| | - Arja Jukkola-Vuorinen
- />Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland
| | - Mervi Grip
- />Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Kajaanintie 50, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland
| | - Maartje J Hooning
- />Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus McCancer Institute, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Antoinette Hollestelle
- />Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus McCancer Institute, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - John WM Martens
- />Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus McCancer Institute, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Ans MW van den Ouweland
- />Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus McCancer Institute, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Federick Marme
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
- />National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Andreas Schneeweiss
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
- />National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Rongxi Yang
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Barbara Burwinkel
- />Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
- />Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Jonine Figueroa
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
| | - Stephen J Chanock
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
- />Core Genotyping Facility, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, 8717 Grovemont Circle, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA
| | - Jolanta Lissowska
- />Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Roentena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Elinor J Sawyer
- />Division of Cancer Studies, NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in Partnership with King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, SE1 1UL London, UK
| | - Ian Tomlinson
- />Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
| | - Michael J Kerin
- />Clinical Science Institute, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
| | - Nicola Miller
- />Clinical Science Institute, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
| | - Hermann Brenner
- />Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- />German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Katja Butterbach
- />Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 581, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Bernd Holleczek
- />Saarland Cancer Registry, Präsident Baltz Strasse 5, 66119 Saarbrücken, Germany
| | - Vesa Kataja
- />School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology and Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
| | - Veli-Matti Kosma
- />School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Center of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
- />Imaging Center, Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
| | - Jaana M Hartikainen
- />School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Center of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
- />Imaging Center, Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
| | - Jingmei Li
- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
| | - Judith S Brand
- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
| | - Keith Humphreys
- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
| | - Peter Devilee
- />Department of Human Genetics and Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Robert AEM Tollenaar
- />Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Caroline Seynaeve
- />Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus McCancer Institute, ’s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Paolo Radice
- />Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori (INT), Via Adamello 16, Milan, 20139 Italy
| | - Paolo Peterlongo
- />IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC Di Oncologia Molecolare, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
| | - Siranoush Manoukian
- />Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori (INT), Via Adamello 16, Milan, 20139 Italy
| | - Filomena Ficarazzi
- />IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC Di Oncologia Molecolare, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
- />Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy
| | - Matthias W Beckmann
- />Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Emn, Universitaetsstrasse 21-23, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Alexander Hein
- />Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Emn, Universitaetsstrasse 21-23, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Arif B Ekici
- />Institute of Human Genetics; University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Emn, Universitaetsstrasse 21-23, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
| | - Rosemary Balleine
- />Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Districts, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, 176 Hawkesbury Road, Sydney, NSW 2145 Australia
| | - Kelly-Anne Phillips
- />Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia
- />Peter Maccallum Cancer Center, 2 St Andrews Place, Melbourne, VIC 3002 Australia
- />Sir Peter Maccallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, 2 St Andrews Place, Melbourne, VIC 3002 Australia
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- />Human Genetics Group, Human Cancer Genetics Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Calle de Melchor Fernández, Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid Spain
- />Centro de Investigación En Red De Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Calle de Álvaro de Bazán, 10 Bajo, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- />Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain
| | - Jose Ignacio Arias Perez
- />Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Avenida Doctores Fernández Vega, 107, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
| | - Primitiva Menéndez
- />Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Monte Naranco, Avenida Doctores Fernández Vega, 107, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
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- />Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. Rybacka 1, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jan Lubinski
- />Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. Rybacka 1, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Jacek Gronwald
- />Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. Rybacka 1, Szczecin, Poland
| | - Katarzyna Durda
- />Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. Rybacka 1, Szczecin, Poland
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- />Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Maria Kabisch
- />Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Hans Ulrich Ulmer
- />Frauenklinik der Stadtklinik Baden-Baden, Balger Strasse 50, 76532 Baden-Baden, Germany
| | - Thomas Rüdiger
- />Institute of Pathology, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Moltkestrasse 90, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - Sara Margolin
- />Department of Oncology - Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 23b, Stockholm, 171 65 Sweden
| | - Vessela Kristensen
- />Faculty of Medicine (Faculty Division Ahus), University of Oslo (UiO), Problemveien 7, Oslo, 0313 Norway
- />Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, Montebello, 0379 Oslo Norway
| | - Siljie Nord
- />Faculty of Medicine (Faculty Division Ahus), University of Oslo (UiO), Problemveien 7, Oslo, 0313 Norway
- />Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet, Montebello, 0379 Oslo Norway
| | - NBCS Investigators
- />Faculty of Medicine (Faculty Division Ahus), University of Oslo (UiO), Problemveien 7, Oslo, 0313 Norway
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- />Genomic Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, St. Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL UK
| | - Jean Abraham
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
- />Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE UK
- />Cambridge Breast Unit and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge NHS Foundation Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ UK
| | - Helena Earl
- />Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE UK
- />Cambridge Breast Unit and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge NHS Foundation Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ UK
| | - Christopher J Poole
- />Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Campus, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
| | - Louise Hiller
- />Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Campus, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
| | - Janet A Dunn
- />Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Campus, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
| | - Sarah Bowden
- />Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute for Cancer Studies, the University of Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
| | - Rose Yang
- />Early Detection Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
| | - Daniele Campa
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- />Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti 43, 56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - W Ryan Diver
- />Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
| | - Susan M Gapstur
- />Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
| | - Mia M Gaudet
- />Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
| | - Susan Hankinson
- />Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- />Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, 715 N Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002 USA
- />Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 USA
| | - Robert N Hoover
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
| | - Anika Hüsing
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Rudolf Kaaks
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Mitchell J Machiela
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
| | - Walter Willett
- />Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
| | - Myrto Barrdahl
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Federico Canzian
- />Genomic Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Suet-Feung Chin
- />Breast Cancer Functional Genomics Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, CB2 0RE UK
| | - Carlos Caldas
- />Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE UK
- />Cambridge Breast Unit and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge NHS Foundation Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ UK
- />Breast Cancer Functional Genomics Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, CB2 0RE UK
| | - David J Hunter
- />Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- />Program in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
| | - Sara Lindstrom
- />Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- />Program in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
| | - Montserrat Garcia-Closas
- />Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5NG Surrey, UK
- />Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3RP UK
| | - Fergus J Couch
- />Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
| | - Georgia Chenevix-Trench
- />Department of Genetics, Qimr Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD 4006 Australia
| | - Arto Mannermaa
- />School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Center of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1C, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
- />Imaging Center, Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
| | - Irene L Andrulis
- />Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 Canada
- />Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Canada
| | - Per Hall
- />Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden
| | - Jenny Chang-Claude
- />Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Douglas F Easton
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
| | - Stig E Bojesen
- />Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
- />Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Copenhagen Denmark
- />Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2220 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Angela Cox
- />CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield, S10 2RX UK
| | - Peter A Fasching
- />Institute of Human Genetics; University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Emn, Universitaetsstrasse 21-23, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
- />David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
| | - Paul DP Pharoah
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
- />Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, 2 Wort’s Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN UK
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- />Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Song N, Choi JY, Sung H, Jeon S, Chung S, Park SK, Han W, Lee JW, Kim MK, Lee JY, Yoo KY, Han BG, Ahn SH, Noh DY, Kang D. Prediction of breast cancer survival using clinical and genetic markers by tumor subtypes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122413. [PMID: 25867717 PMCID: PMC4395109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE To identify the genetic variants associated with breast cancer survival, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted of Korean breast cancer patients. METHODS From the Seoul Breast Cancer Study (SEBCS), 3,226 patients with breast cancer (1,732 in the discovery and 1,494 in the replication set) were included in a two-stage GWAS on disease-free survival (DFS) by tumor subtypes based on hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). The associations of the re-classified combined prognostic markers through recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) of DFS for breast cancer were assessed with the Cox proportional hazard model. The prognostic predictive values of the clinical and genetic models were evaluated by Harrell's C. RESULTS In the two-stage GWAS stratified by tumor subtypes, rs166870 and rs10825036 were consistently associated with DFS in the HR+ HER2- and HR- HER2- breast cancer subtypes, respectively (Prs166870 = 2.88 × 10(-7) and Prs10825036 = 3.54 × 10(-7) in the combined set). When patients were classified by the RPA in each subtype, genetic factors contributed significantly to differentiating the high risk group associated with DFS inbreast cancer, specifically the HR+ HER2- (P discovery=1.18 × 10(-8) and P replication = 2.08 × 10(-5)) and HR- HRE2- subtypes (P discovery = 2.35 × 10(-4) and P replication = 2.60 × 10(-2)). The inclusion of the SNPs tended to improve the performance of the prognostic models consisting of age, TNM stage and tumor subtypes based on ER, PR, and HER2 status. CONCLUSION Combined prognostic markers that include clinical and genetic factors by tumor subtypes could improve the prediction of survival in breast cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nan Song
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and ASAN Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Management, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Osong, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and ASAN Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Phase II trial of carboplatin and pemetrexed as first-line chemotherapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, and correlation between the efficacy/toxicity and genetic polymorphisms associated with pemetrexed metabolism: Hokkaido Lung Cancer Clinical Study Group Trial (HOT) 0902. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 74:1149-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2589-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Dixon SC, Ibiebele TI, Protani MM, Beesley J, deFazio A, Crandon AJ, Gard GB, Rome RM, Webb PM, Nagle CM. Dietary folate and related micronutrients, folate-metabolising genes, and ovarian cancer survival. Gynecol Oncol 2013; 132:566-72. [PMID: 24368279 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Folate is essential for DNA synthesis and methylation and is implicated in tumour progression. Few studies have examined its role in ovarian cancer survival. Our objective was to determine relationships between intake of folate, related one-carbon nutrients, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in folate-metabolising genes and survival following ovarian cancer diagnosis. METHODS This analysis included 1270 women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer diagnosed in 2002-2006. Pre-diagnostic and some post-diagnostic lifestyle, dietary, and sociodemographic information was collected via self-administered questionnaires. DNA samples were genotyped for SNPs in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), methionine synthase (MTR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) genes. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Cox regression. RESULTS Multivariate analyses did not identify associations between higher pre-diagnostic intake of folate, folic acid, vitamins B2, B6, and B12, methionine, betaine or choline and survival overall. In stratified analyses, higher folic acid and folate intake was associated with significantly worse survival among women with mucinous tumours (HRs per 100 μg 1.30 and 1.43, respectively) and smokers (HRs per 100 μg 1.23 and 1.16 respectively). There was also a suggestion that higher supplemental folic acid use post-diagnosis was associated with worse survival (HR per 100 μg 1.03, 95%CI 1.00-1.05). MTHFR SNP rs2066470 was significantly associated with survival (per allele HR 0.81, 95%CI 0.67-0.98). CONCLUSIONS Our data provide little evidence that folate intake affects ovarian cancer survival. However, combined effects with smoking, and findings within the mucinous subtype and for post-diagnosis folic acid, warrant further investigation.
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- S C Dixon
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, and Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, University of Sydney at the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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- Brisbane Private Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Epworth Freemasons Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia; School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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Liu H, Qi B, Guo X, Tang LQ, Chen QY, Zhang L, Guo L, Luo DH, Huang PY, Mo HY, Xiang YQ, Qiu F, Sun R, Zhang Y, Chen MY, Hua YJ, Lv X, Wang L, Zhao C, Cao KJ, Qian CN, Hong MH, Mai HQ. Genetic variations in radiation and chemotherapy drug action pathways and survival in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82750. [PMID: 24340057 PMCID: PMC3858314 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Treatment outcomes vary greatly in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of radiation and chemotherapy drug action pathway gene polymorphisms on the survival of patients with locoregionally advanced NPC treated with cisplatin- and fluorouracil-based chemoradiotherapy. Material and Methods Four hundred twenty-one consecutive patients with locoregionally advanced NPC were prospectively recruited. We utilized a pathway approach and examined 18 polymorphisms in 13 major genes. Polymorphisms were detected using the LDR-PCR technique. Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis was performed to detect potential gene-gene interaction. Results After adjustment for clinicopathological characteristics, overall survival was significantly decreased in patients with the MPO rs2243828 CT/CC genotype (HR=2.453, 95% CI, 1.687-3.566, P<0.001). The ERCC1 rs3212986 CC (HR=1.711, 95% CI, 1.135-2.579, P=0.010), MDM2 rs2279744 GT/GG (HR=1.743, 95% CI, 1.086-2.798, P=0.021), MPO rs2243828 CT/CC (HR=3.184, 95% CI, 2.261-4.483, P<0.001) and ABCB1 rs2032582 AT/AA (HR=1.997, 95% CI, 1.086-3.670, P=0.026) genotypes were associated with poor progression-free survival. Prognostic score models based on independent prognostic factors successfully classified patients into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups. Furthermore, MDR analysis showed no significant interaction between polymorphisms. Conclusions Four single nucleotide polymorphisms were associated with survival in patients with locoregionally advanced NPC treated with cisplatin- and fluorouracil-based chemoradiotherapy. Combining clinical prognostic factors with genetic information was valuable in identifying patients with different risk.
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- Huai Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Affilated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Tumor Resources Bank, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Trial Study Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Anuradha CV. Phytochemicals targeting genes relevant for type 2 diabetes. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2013; 91:397-411. [PMID: 23745945 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Nutrigenomic approaches based on ethnopharmacology and phytotherapy concepts have revealed that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may be susceptible to dietary intervention. Interaction between bioactive food components and the genome may influence cell processes and modulate the onset and progression of the disease. T2DM, characterized by insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction, is one of the leading causes of death and disability. Despite the great advances that have been made in the understanding and management of this complex, multifactorial disease, T2DM has become a worldwide epidemic in the 21st century. Population and family studies have revealed a strong genetic component of T2DM, and a number of candidate genes have been identified in humans. Variations in the gene sequences such as single nucleotide polymorphisms, explain the individual differences in traits like disease susceptibility and response to treatment. A clear understanding of how nutrients affect the expression of genes should facilitate the development of individualized intervention and, eventually, treatment strategies for T2DM. Review of the literature identified many phytochemicals/extracts from traditional medicinal plants that can target diabetogenic genes. This review focuses on the genetic aspects of T2DM, nutrient modification of genes relevant for diabetes, and future prospects of nutritional therapy of T2DM.
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- Carani Venkatraman Anuradha
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Botezatu A, Socolov D, Iancu IV, Huica I, Plesa A, Ungureanu C, Anton G. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms and promoter methylation in cervical oncogenic lesions and cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2013; 17:543-9. [PMID: 23444906 PMCID: PMC3822654 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms and MTHFR methylation pattern in cervical lesions development among women from Romania, a country with high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical infections. To achieve this goal, blood samples and cervical cytology specimens (n = 77)/tumour tissue specimens (n = 23) were investigated. As control, blood and negative cytological smears (n = 50) were used. A statistically significant association was found between T allele of C677T polymorphism and cervical lesions, heterozygote women presenting a threefold increased risk (normal/cervical lesions and tumours: wild homozygote 34/41 (0.68/0.41), heterozygote 14/51 (0.28/0.51), mutant homozygote 2/8 (0.04/0.08); OR = 3.081, P = 0.0035). Using χ square test for the control group, the HPV-negative and HPV-positive patients with cervix lesions, a significant correlation between viral infection and T allele of C677T polymorphism (P = 0.0287) was found. The MTHFR promoter was methylated in all HGSIL and tumour samples, significant differences being noted between HPV-positive samples, control group and cases of cervical dysplastic lesions without HPV DNA (P < 0. 0001) and between samples from patients with high-risk (hr)HPV versus low-risk (lr)HPV (P = 0.0026). No correlations between polymorphisms and methylation were observed. In Romania, individuals carrying T allele are susceptible for cervical lesions. MTHFR promoter methylation is associated with cervical severity lesions and with hrHPV.
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- Anca Botezatu
- Viral Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Romanian Academy Stefan S. Nicolau Virology Institute, Bucharest 030304, Romania
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Sapkota Y, Ghosh S, Lai R, Coe BP, Cass CE, Yasui Y, Mackey JR, Damaraju S. Germline DNA copy number aberrations identified as potential prognostic factors for breast cancer recurrence. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53850. [PMID: 23342018 PMCID: PMC3547038 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Breast cancer recurrence (BCR) is a common treatment outcome despite curative-intent primary treatment of non-metastatic breast cancer. Currently used prognostic and predictive factors utilize tumor-based markers, and are not optimal determinants of risk of BCR. Germline-based copy number aberrations (CNAs) have not been evaluated as determinants of predisposition to experience BCR. In this study, we accessed germline DNA from 369 female breast cancer subjects who received curative-intent primary treatment following diagnosis. Of these, 155 experienced BCR and 214 did not, after a median duration of follow up after breast cancer diagnosis of 6.35 years (range = 0.60–21.78) and 8.60 years (range = 3.08–13.57), respectively. Whole genome CNA genotyping was performed on the Affymetrix SNP array 6.0 platform. CNAs were identified using the SNP-Fast Adaptive States Segmentation Technique 2 algorithm implemented in Nexus Copy Number 6.0. Six samples were removed due to poor quality scores, leaving 363 samples for further analysis. We identified 18,561 CNAs with ≥1 kb as a predefined cut-off for observed aberrations. Univariate survival analyses (log-rank tests) identified seven CNAs (two copy number gains and five copy neutral-loss of heterozygosities, CN-LOHs) showing significant differences (P<2.01×10−5) in recurrence-free survival (RFS) probabilities with and without CNAs.We also observed three additional but distinct CN-LOHs showing significant differences in RFS probabilities (P<2.86×10−5) when analyses were restricted to stratified cases (luminal A, n = 208) only. After adjusting for tumor stage and grade in multivariate analyses (Cox proportional hazards models), all the CNAs remained strongly associated with the phenotype of BCR. Of these, we confirmed three CNAs at 17q11.2, 11q13.1 and 6q24.1 in representative samples using independent genotyping platforms. Our results suggest further investigations on the potential use of germline DNA variations as prognostic markers in cancer-associated phenotypes.
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- Yadav Sapkota
- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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The effect of folate-related SNPs on clinicopathological features, response to neoadjuvant treatment and survival in pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer patients. Gene 2013; 518:397-404. [PMID: 23296054 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship of ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MTHFR, MTR, MTRR, DHFR, MTHFD1, TS, RFC1 and DNMT3b genes with cancer survival, therapeutic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and clinicopathological characteristics in 300 pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer patients of a Russian Western Siberian population. We found that the MTHFR 677CT genotype as well as combination of MTHFR 677CT and 677TT genotype was related to tumor size and estrogen-positive status in postmenopausal group. The RFC1 80А allele was associated with an increased risk of lymph node metastases among postmenopausal women. The MTHFR 677TT genotype was significantly correlated with a better progression-free survival in premenopausal patients. In contrast, a worse outcome was observed in this group patient with MTHFD1 1958AA genotype. In the multivariate analysis, the MTHFD1 1958AA genotype was identified as an independent prognostic factor for premenopausal breast cancer survival. Our findings provide evidence for associations of breast cancer survival with folate-related SNPs in a population of Western Siberian region of Russia and the MTHFD1 (1958G>A) may have additional prognostic value especially among premenopausal patients.
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Izmirli M. A literature review of MTHFR (C677T and A1298C polymorphisms) and cancer risk. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 40:625-37. [PMID: 23076526 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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5,10-Methlenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is one of the most important enzymes for folate metabolism. This enzyme is mapped on chromosome 1, which is located at the end of the short arm (1p36.3). The C677T and A1298C are MTHFR polymorphisms that decrease in vitro MTHFR enzyme activity. Folate metabolism plays a key role in cell metabolism. These reactions are associated with purine-pyrimidine synthesis: DNA, RNA, and protein methylation. Polymorphism is also a factor in biodiversity, and be affected by ethnic heritage and geographic locale. In the case of unknown outcomes, not only should all geographical regions be investigated to ascertain biodiversity, but all populations as well to fully understand the variations in the effect. PUBMED was searched from January 2006 to December 2011 to develop an investigatory pursuit strategy. MTHFR, cancer, C677T, A1298C, and polymorphisms were key words used to focus the search. The literature review included all published relevant cancer types and MTHFR polymorphisms for that 5 years period. All selected polymorphisms data for cancer types was listed in tables for easy access and retrieval.
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- Muzeyyen Izmirli
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Study of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic contribution to the toxicity of high-dose methotrexate in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Med Oncol 2011; 29:2053-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-011-9997-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Argiris A, Karamouzis MV, Gooding WE, Branstetter BF, Zhong S, Raez LE, Savvides P, Romkes M. Phase II trial of pemetrexed and bevacizumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29:1140-5. [PMID: 21343546 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.33.3591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We hypothesized that bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), will potentiate the activity of pemetrexed, a multitargeted antifolate, in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with previously untreated, recurrent, or metastatic SCCHN were treated with pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2) and bevacizumab 15 mg/kg given intravenously every 21 days with folic acid and B(12) supplementation until disease progression. Primary end point was time-to-progression (TTP). DNA was isolated from whole blood samples for the detection of polymorphisms in thymidylate synthase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and VEGF. RESULTS Forty patients were enrolled. The median TTP was 5 months, and the median overall survival (OS) was 11.3 months. In 37 evaluable patients, the overall response rate was 30%, including a complete response rate of 5%, and the disease control rate was 86%. Grade 3 to 5 bleeding events occurred in six patients (15%): four were grade 3, and two were fatal. Other serious toxicities in 10% or more of patients included neutropenia (10%) and infection (12.5%). One patient died of sepsis after receiving eight cycles of therapy. For the MTHFR A1298C (rs1801131) single nucleotide polymorphisms, homozygote patients with AA had worse OS (P = .034). CONCLUSION The addition of bevacizumab to pemetrexed resulted in promising efficacy outcomes in SCCHN. Bleeding events were frequent but some may have been due to natural history of disease. Polymorphisms in MTHFR may offer potential for treatment individualization.
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- Athanassios Argiris
- Biostatistics Facility, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
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Hosseini M, Houshmand M, Ebrahimi A. MTHFR polymorphisms and breast cancer risk. Arch Med Sci 2011; 7:134-7. [PMID: 22291746 PMCID: PMC3258688 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2011.20618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Two functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, C677T and A1298C, lead to decreased enzyme activity and affect chemosensitivity of tumour cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated these two common polymorphisms and breast cancer risk association in an Iranian sporadic breast cancer population-based case-control study of 294 breast cancer cases and 306 controls using a PCR-RFLP-based assay. RESULTS Analyses of affected and controls show that homozygote genotype MTHFR 677CC has the highest frequency in both groups (28.3% in patients and 25.3% in control group). Genotype MTHFR 677CT and genotype MTHFR 1298AC were found to be statistically significant risk factors in our population (odds ratio: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.019-2.513, p = 0.041; and odds ratio: 2.575, 95% CI: 1.590-4.158, p = 0.001 respectively). CONCLUSIONS We can conclude based on the results of our study that a significant association between breast cancer and C677T and A1298C polymorphism might exist.
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- Mojgan Hosseini
- Department of Science, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
- Special Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
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Rofaiel S, Muo EN, Mousa SA. Pharmacogenetics in breast cancer: steps toward personalized medicine in breast cancer management. PHARMACOGENOMICS & PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 2010; 3:129-43. [PMID: 23226048 PMCID: PMC3513214 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s10789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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There is wide individual variability in the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and tolerance to anticancer drugs within the same ethnic group and even greater variability among different ethnicities. Pharmacogenomics (PG) has the potential to provide personalized therapy based on individual genetic variability in an effort to maximize efficacy and reduce adverse effects. The benefits of PG include improved therapeutic index, improved dose regimen, and selection of optimal types of drug for an individual or set of individuals. Advanced or metastatic breast cancer is typically treated with single or multiple combinations of chemotherapy regimens including anthracyclines, taxanes, antimetabolites, alkylating agents, platinum drugs, vinca alkaloids, and others. In this review, the PG of breast cancer therapeutics, including tamoxifen, which is the most widely used therapeutic for the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer, is reviewed. The pharmacological activity of tamoxifen depends on its conversion by cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) to its abundant active metabolite, endoxifen. Patients with reduced CYP2D6 activity, as a result of either their genotype or induction by the coadministration of other drugs that inhibit CYP2D6 function, produce little endoxifen and hence derive limited therapeutic benefit from tamoxifen; the same can be said about the different classes of therapeutics in breast cancer. PG studies of breast cancer therapeutics should provide patients with breast cancer with optimal and personalized therapy.
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- Sarah Rofaiel
- The Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA
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Henríquez-Hernández LA, Pérez LF, Hernández AG, de León AC, Díaz-Chico B, Rosales AM. TYMS, MTHFR, p53 and MDR1 gene polymorphisms in breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant therapy. Cancer Epidemiol 2010; 34:490-3. [PMID: 20371218 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE The distribution of TSER (TYMS), C677T (MTHFR), Arg72Pro (p53) and C3435T (MDR1) gene polymorphisms was investigated in 80 consecutive breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. RESULTS Observed allelic frequencies were: TSER, (2) 0.55 and (3) 0.45; MTHFR C677T, (C) 0.65 and (T) 0.35; p53 Arg72Pro, (Arg) 0.76 and (Pro) 0.24; MDR1 C3435T, (C) 0.51 and (T) 0.49. MTHFR C677T was found to be a strong predictor of the presence of multifocal tumour (odds ratio, 4.1; 95% CI, 1.1-15.7; P=0.035). CONCLUSION Our data indicate that breast cancer patients with the C/C variant may present multifocal tumour most frequently.
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Galván-Portillo MV, Oñate-Ocaña LF, Pérez-Pérez GI, Chen J, Herrera-Goepfert R, Chihu-Amparan L, Flores-Luna L, Mohar-Betancourt A, López-Carrillo L. Dietary folate and vitamin B12 intake before diagnosis decreases gastric cancer mortality risk among susceptible MTHFR 677TT carriers. Nutrition 2009; 26:201-8. [PMID: 19577428 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess gastric cancer survival in relation to dietary intake of methyl donors and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C>T (MTHFR 677C>T) polymorphism. METHODS A prospective cohort of 257 incidental, histologically confirmed gastric cancer cases was assembled in January 2004 and followed until June 2006. Patients were recruited from the main oncology and/or gastroenterology units in Mexico City and were queried regarding their sociodemographic information, clinical history, and dietary habits 3 y before the onset of their symptoms. The intake of methyl donors was estimated with a food-frequency questionnaire and the MTHFR 677C>T polymorphisms were determined by polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Cox's multivariate regression models were used to estimate the mortality risk of gastric cancer. RESULTS MTHFR 677TT carriers with low folate and vitamin B12 intakes had the lowest survival rate in cases of gastric cancer. High intakes of folate and vitamin B12 before diagnosis was associated with decreased gastric cancer mortality risk in susceptible MTHFR 677TT carriers (mortality risk for folate 0.14, 95% confidence interval 0.04-0.46, P for trend=0.001; mortality risk for vitamin B12 0.23, 95% confidence interval 0.08-0.66, P for trend=0.008). CONCLUSION Folate and related B vitamins may be used as an intervention strategy to improve the survival outcome of gastric cancer.
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- Marcia V Galván-Portillo
- Center of Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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One-carbon metabolism and breast cancer: an epidemiological perspective. J Genet Genomics 2009; 36:203-14. [PMID: 19376481 DOI: 10.1016/s1673-8527(08)60108-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2008] [Revised: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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One-carbon metabolism is a network of biological reactions that plays critical role in DNA methylation and DNA synthesis, and in turn, facilitates the cross-talk between genetic and epigenetic processes. Genetic polymorphisms and supplies of cofactors (e.g. folate, vitamins B) involved in this pathway have been shown to influence cancer risk and even survival. In this review, we summarized the epidemiological evidence for one-carbon metabolism, from both genetics and lifestyle aspects, in relation to breast cancer risk. We also discussed this pathway in relation to breast cancer survival and the modulation of one-carbon polymorphism in chemotherapy. Emerging evidence on modulation of DNA methylation by one-carbon metabolism suggests that disruption of epigenome might have been the underlying mechanism. More results are expected and will be translated to guidance to the general population for disease prevention as well as to clinicians for treatment and management of the disease.
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Glynn SA, Boersma BJ, Howe TM, Edvardsen H, Geisler SB, Goodman JE, Ridnour LA, Lønning PE, Børresen-Dale AL, Naume B, Kristensen VN, Chanock SJ, Wink DA, Ambs S. A mitochondrial target sequence polymorphism in manganese superoxide dismutase predicts inferior survival in breast cancer patients treated with cyclophosphamide. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:4165-73. [PMID: 19509150 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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PURPOSE Manganese superoxide dismutase protects against oxidative damage and modulates the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs. A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism in codon 16 of SOD2 (rs4880), which encodes manganese superoxide dismutase, results in a substitution of valine by alanine (Val16Ala). We hypothesized that this single-nucleotide polymorphism affects breast cancer survival of patients receiving chemotherapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Two patient populations from the United States (n = 248) and Norway (n = 340) were genotyped for Val16Ala. Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between Val16Ala and disease-specific survival. RESULTS Val16Ala was significantly associated with breast cancer outcome in both patient populations. Carriers of the Ala allele had inferior survival rates in the multivariate analysis [hazard ratio (HR), 2.44 and 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.11-5.37 in U.S. cohort; HR, 1.91 and 95% CI, 1.06-3.45 in Norway cohort for Ala/Ala versus Val/Val]. In an analysis of the combined cohorts, this association was significant for patients receiving adjuvant therapy (HR, 2.47; 95% CI, 1.46-4.19), but not for patients without it (HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 0.57-3.74). After further stratification by type of chemotherapy, the effect of the Ala allele was mostly restricted to cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy regimens (HR, 22.0; 95% CI, 5.22-92.9; Ala/Ala versus Val/Val). CONCLUSION The Val16Ala polymorphism affects survival of patients receiving cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy. The findings provide the first evidence pointing toward a mechanism for cyclophosphamide resistance in breast cancer patients.
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- Sharon A Glynn
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4258, USA
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C677T and A1298C MTHFR polymorphisms, a challenge for antifolate and fluoropyrimidine-based therapy personalisation. Eur J Cancer 2009; 45:1333-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Smit EF, Burgers SA, Biesma B, Smit HJ, Eppinga P, Dingemans AMC, Joerger M, Schellens JH, Vincent A, van Zandwijk N, Groen HJ. Randomized Phase II and Pharmacogenetic Study of Pemetrexed Compared With Pemetrexed Plus Carboplatin in Pretreated Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:2038-45. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.19.1650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PurposeWe performed a randomized phase II trial comparing pemetrexed with pemetrexed plus carboplatin (PC) in patients experiencing relapse after platinum-based chemotherapy.Patients and MethodsMain eligibility criteria were histologic or cytologic proof of advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), relapse more than 3 months after platinum-based chemotherapy, normal organ function, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 to 2. Patients were randomly assigned to pemetrexed 500 mg/m2(arm A) or carboplatin area under the curve 5 and pemetrexed 500 mg/m2(arm B), both administered intravenously every 3 weeks. Response assessment was performed every 6 weeks; toxicity assessment was performed every 3 weeks. Primary end point was time to progression (TTP); secondary end points were objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and toxicity. The study was designed to detect a 33% decrease in the hazard of disease progression in the combination arm (α = 0.05, two-sided log-rank test). Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase, the reduced folate carrier, γ-glutamyl hydrolase, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHF) were investigated in peripheral WBCs of consenting patients.ResultsTwo hundred forty patients were enrolled. Median TTP was 2.8 months for arm A versus 4.2 months for arm B (hazard ratio, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51 to 0.89; P = .005). Median OS was 7.6 months and 8.0 months and ORR was 4% and 9% for arms A and B, respectively. Subgroup analyses found adenocarcinoma to be associated with favorable outcome. Toxicities in both arms was negligible, with one potential toxic death in arm A. Patients with MTHFR C677T homozygous mutation had increased progression-free survival compared with patients with wild-type or heterozygous mutations (P = .03).ConclusionPC as second-line treatment for relapsed NSCLC resulted in a significant 33% reduction of the hazard of disease progression as compared with pemetrexed alone.
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- Egbert F. Smit
- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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- From the Department of Pulmonary Diseases Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Nederlandse Vereniging Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose Data Centre, Amsterdam; Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch; Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem; Nij Smellinghe, Drachten; Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht; University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen,
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Jamison RL, Shih MC, Humphries DE, Guarino PD, Kaufman JS, Goldfarb DS, Warren SR, Gaziano JM, Lavori P. Effect of the MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms on survival in patients with advanced CKD and ESRD: a prospective study. Am J Kidney Dis 2009; 53:779-89. [PMID: 19272686 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 12/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities in the gene regulating methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) are associated with increased homocysteine levels and increased mortality in normal and chronic kidney disease (CKD) populations. STUDY DESIGN Gene association study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS This was a substudy of 677 patients from 21 Veterans Affairs medical centers participating in a randomized clinical trial (Homocysteinemia in Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease [HOST]) of the effect on all-cause mortality of vitamin-induced lowering of plasma homocysteine levels. Of 677 patients, 213 (31%) were treated by using dialysis (end-stage renal disease [ESRD]) and 464 (69%) had a Cockcroft-Gault estimated creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/min (advanced CKD). PREDICTOR Polymorphisms C677T (rs1801133) and A1298C (rs1801131) of the MTHFR gene. OUTCOMES Unadjusted and adjusted all-cause mortality. MEASUREMENTS DNA was extracted from blood samples and amplified by means of polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The adjusted hazard ratio in a recessive model of the relationship between the C677T polymorphism and all-cause mortality in all patients was 1.47 (95% confidence interval, 1.00 to 2.16; P = 0.05). In patients with ESRD with the mutant TT genotype, the adjusted hazard ratio for mortality in all patients was 2.27 (95% confidence interval, 1.07 to 4.84; P = 0.03); patients with advanced CKD showed a similar, although not significant, trend. The risk of myocardial infarction (P = 0.05) and composite risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, lower-extremity amputation, and mortality (P = 0.02) were greater in patients with ESRD with the mutant T allele at nucleotide 677. The overall relationship between the A1298C polymorphism and mortality was not significant (P = 0.6). LIMITATIONS Participants were 98% men; DNA samples were not obtained at enrollment in HOST; linkage disequilibrium with another causal polymorphism is a potential confounding factor; and power was reduced by the limited number of participants. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide additional support for the hypothesis that the mutant TT genotype at nucleotide 677 of the gene regulating MTHFR activity may increase the mortality risk in patients with ESRD.
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- Rex L Jamison
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
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Xu X, Gammon MD, Wetmur JG, Bradshaw PT, Teitelbaum SL, Neugut AI, Santella RM, Chen J. B-vitamin intake, one-carbon metabolism, and survival in a population-based study of women with breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008; 17:2109-16. [PMID: 18708404 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-2900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women. Given its important role in DNA methylation and synthesis, one-carbon metabolism may affect breast cancer mortality. We used a population-based cohort of 1,508 women with breast cancer to investigate possible associations of dietary intake of B vitamins before diagnosis as well as nine polymorphisms of one-carbon metabolizing genes and subsequent survival. Women newly diagnosed with a first primary breast cancer in 1996 to 1997 were followed for vital status for an average of 5.6 years. Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between dietary intakes of B vitamins (1,479 cases), genotypes ( approximately 1,065 cases), and all-cause as well as breast cancer-specific mortality. We found that higher dietary intake of vitamin B(1) and B(3) was associated with improved survival during the follow-up period (P(trend) = 0.01 and 0.04, respectively). Compared with the major genotype, the MTHFR 677 T allele carriers have reduced all-cause mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality in a dominant model [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.69 (0.49-0.98) and 0.58 (0.38-0.89), respectively]. The BHMT 742 A allele was also associated with reduced all-cause mortality [hazard ratio, 0.70 (0.50-1.00)]. Estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor status modified the association between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and survival (P = 0.05). The survival associations with one-carbon polymorphisms did not differ with the use of chemotherapy, although study power was limited for examining such effect modification. Our results indicate that one-carbon metabolism may be an important pathway that could be targeted to improve breast cancer survival.
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- Xinran Xu
- Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Box 1043, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Dihydrofolate reductase (DHRF) 19-bp intron-1 deletion and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphisms in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 115:431-2. [PMID: 18498051 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Folate pathway genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility of central nervous system tumors in Thai children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 32:72-8. [PMID: 18406541 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Folate is an important micronutrient molecule participating in DNA synthesis, methylation and repair mechanisms. Genetic polymorphisms in folate pathway related enzymes including methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C, methionine synthase (MTR) A2756G, thymidylate synthase (TS) 28-bp tandem repeat, and reduced folate carrier (RFC) G80A have been shown to be associated with increased susceptibility for several cancers. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes encoding enzymes of the folate pathway predispose to any CNS tumors in Thai children. METHODS In the present case-control study, we investigated these polymorphisms in genomic DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in 73 Thai children with various types of central nervous system tumors and in 205 age and sex matched controls. RESULTS Thirty-one out of 73 patients were diagnosed with glial tumors (astrocytoma, oigodendroglioma and ependymoma), 28 with embryonal CNS tumors (medulloblastoma, pinealoblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor), 13 with germ cell tumors and 1 with meningioma. We found that the homozygous CC allele of MTHFR A1298C conferred an increased risk of embryonal CNS tumors (OR: 3.9; 95% CI: 1.3-11.4, p=0.02). CONCLUSION Our findings thus suggest that folate metabolism may play a role in the pathogenesis of certain specific subtypes of pediatric brain tumor in Thai children, especially embryonal CNS tumors.
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Huang MY, Wang YH, Chen FM, Lee SC, Fang WY, Cheng TL, Hou MF, Wang JY, Lin SR. Multiple Genetic Polymorphisms of GSTP1 313AG, MDR1 3435CC, and MTHFR 677CC Highly Correlated with Early Relapse of Breast Cancer Patients in Taiwan. Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 15:872-80. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9719-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 10/25/2007] [Accepted: 10/26/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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