New insights into the association between AXIN2 148 C/T, 1365 C/T, and rs4791171 A/G variants and cancer risk

Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the development and therapeutic resistance of non-small cell lung cancer

Wnt/β-catenin signaling is a critical pathway that influences development and therapeutic response of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In recent years, many Wnt regulators, including proteins, miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs, have been found to promote or inhibit signaling by acting on Wnt proteins, receptors, signal transducers and transcriptional effectors. The identification of these regulators and their underlying molecular mechanisms provides important implications for how to target this pathway therapeutically. In this review, we summarize recent studies of Wnt regulators in the development and therapeutic response of NSCLC.

Association between tooth agenesis and cancer: a systematic review

The congenital absence of multiple teeth may share the same genetic background of the development of some types of cancer. Objective: This systematic review aimed to investigate the possible association between dental agenesis and cancer, and the perspective of agenesis as an early predictor for cancer risk. Methodology: The electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, LILACS, and OpenGrey were searched and the risk of bias was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa tool. The GRADE tool was used to evaluate the certainty of the evidence. Results: Six studies met the eligibility criteria. A positive co-occurrence between ovarian cancer and hypodontia was found in two articles. Three studies evaluated the association between dental agenesis and colorectal cancer and only one showed common genes for these conditions. One paper found individuals with hypodontia had a higher risk of family history of cancer. Five studies had a fair quality and one a good quality. The certainty of evidence was classified as very low. Conclusion: Notwithstanding the limited scientific evidence, there may be a possible association between dental agenesis and cancer due to genes involved in both conditions. Agenesis of multiple teeth could be an early indicator of cancer risk. Nevertheless, studies with a better level of evidence are needed to confirm this possible association.

New insights of the correlation between AXIN2 polymorphism and cancer risk and susceptibility: evidence from 72 studies

Background

Numerous studies have reported the correlation between AXIN2 polymorphism and cancer risk, but the results seem not consistent. In order to get an overall, accurate and updated results about AXIN2 polymorphism and cancer risk, we conducted this study.

Methods

An updated analysis was performed to analyze the correlation between AXIN2 polymorphisms and cancer risk. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis was also used to show the associations.

Results

Seventy-two case-control studies were involved in the study, including 22,087 cases and 18,846 controls. The overall results showed rs11079571 had significant association with cancer risk (allele contrast model: OR = 0.539, 95%CI = 0.478–0.609, PAdjust = 0.025; homozygote model: OR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.164–0.295, PAdjust< 0.001; heterozygote model: OR = 0.292, 95% CI = 0.216–0.394, PAdjust< 0.001; dominant model: OR = 0.249, 95% CI = 0.189–0.33, PAdjust< 0.001). The same results were obtained with rs1133683 in homozygote and recessive models (PAdjust< 0.05), and in rs35285779 in heterozygote and dominant models (PAdjust< 0.05). LD analysis revealed significant correlation between rs7210356 and rs9915936 in the populations of CEU, CHB&CHS, ESN and JPT (CEU: r² = 0.91; CHB&CHS: r² = 0.74; ESN: r² = 0.62, JPT: r² = 0.57), and a significant correlation between rs9915936 and rs7224837 in the populations of CHB&CHS, ESN and JPT (r²>0.5), between rs7224837 and rs7210356 in the populations of CEU, CHB&CHS, JPT (r²>0.5), between rs35435678 and rs35285779 in the populations of CEU, CHB&CHS and JPT (r²>0.5).

Conclusions

AXIN2 rs11079571, rs1133683 and rs35285779 polymorphisms have significant correlations with overall cancer risk. What’s more, two or more polymorphisms such as rs7210356 and rs9915936, rs9915936 and rs7224837, rs7224837 and rs7210356, rs35435678 and rs35285779 have significant correlation with cancer susceptibility in different populations.

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-08092-0.

Update analysis on the association between Methionine synthase rs1805087 A/G variant and risk of prostate cancer

Previous studies have investigated the association of the rs1805087 A/G variant of Methionine synthase gene with the susceptibility to prostate cancer (PCa). Nevertheless, the conclusions remain divergent. We performed a systemic analysis with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) to assess Methionine synthase rs1805087 A/G variant and PCa risk. Furthermore, we utilized in silico analysis to investigate the relationship between Methionine synthase expression and the overall survival (OS) time. Totally, 10,666 PCa patients and 40,750 controls were included. We observed that Methionine synthase rs1805087 A/G variant is associated with an elevated risk of PCa (G-allele vs. A-allele: OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 1.01–1.11, P = 0.013; heterozygous model: OR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.02–1.14, P = 0.009; dominant model: OR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.02–1.14, P = 0.007). During stratified analysis, similar results were obtained in Asian populations, hospital-based, high quality studies and that with large sample size. Moreover, in silico analysis indicated the Methionine synthase expression is down-regulated in both young and old PCa subjects (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal subjects, the down-regulated expression of Methionine synthase was found in PCa cases with Gleason score 6 to 9. Our study showed that Methionine synthase rs1805087 A/G variant may be associated with susceptibility of PCa, especially in Asian populations, hospital-based studies and that with high quality and large sample size. Furthermore, Methionine synthase rs1805087 A/G variant may be related to the prognosis of PCa.

Variations in AXIN2 predict risk and prognosis of colorectal cancer

Objective

Colorectal cancer (CRC) and hypodontia are frequent and different diseases with common genes are involved in their etiology. The objective of this study was to identify the association between AXIN2 rs2240308 with hypodontia and CRC.

Patients and methods

This study consisted of 50 individuals with hypodontia, 50 individuals with CRC, and 155 healthy individuals from Colombia. SNP genotyping assays of rs2240308 were performed and family history of cancer in individuals with hypodontia was documented. In silico analysis was implemented to define the genomic profile of the AXIN2 gene associated with CRC. Multivariate analysis, chi square, odd ratio tests, and R software were used for statistical analysis.

Results

AXIN2 rs2240308 showed association with CRC (OR = 5.4 CI: 2.7–10.4; p < 0.001) and with other familial cancer in individuals with hypodontia (p < 0.005 OR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.22–6.91). In silico analysis showed that variations in AXIN2 found in CRC patients, were more frequently in earlier stages of tumor and patients who carry variations in the AXIN2 gene have a worse prognosis (p < 0.05). The association between AXIN2 rs2240308 with hypodontia was not significant.

Conclusions

These results suggest that AXIN2 rs2240308 polymorphism is associated with CRC and AXIN2 could be a risk marker for predisposition and prognosis of CRC.