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Almeida JFM, Campos AH, Marcello MA, Bufalo NE, Rossi CL, Amaral LHP, Marques AB, Cunha LL, Alvarenga CA, Tincani PC, Tincani AJ, Ward LS. Investigation on the association between thyroid tumorigeneses and herpesviruses. J Endocrinol Invest 2017; 40:823-829. [PMID: 28276007 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-017-0609-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Herpesviruses have been associated with various human malignancies and with thyroid autoimmunity. Aiming to investigate the presence of these viruses in thyroid nodules, we analyzed serum and thyroid tissue from 183 patients (83 benign and 100 malignant thyroid nodules). We also obtained 104 normal thyroid tissues extracted from the contralateral lobe of these patients. We used ELISA to screen the serology of all patients and a real-time quantitative PCR to analyze thyroid tissue viral load in antibody-positive patients. In addition, the presence of herpesviruses was tested by histological analysis in 20 EBV-positive tissues using the expression of LMP-1 by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and EBER by in situ hybridization (ISH). There was no evidence of HSV-2 or CMV DNA, but we found EBV DNA sequences in 29 (16%) thyroid tissue samples. We also found 7 positive EBV cases out of 104 normal tissues. Viral load was higher in tumors than in their respective normal tissues (p = 0.0002). ISH analysis revealed EBER expression in 11 out of 20 (52%) EBV-positive tissues, mostly in malignant cases (8/11, 73%). The presence of high EBV copy numbers in thyroid tumors and the expression of EBER only in malignant cases suggest an association between EBV and thyroid malignancies. However, we did not find any association between the presence of EBV and/or its viral load and any clinical or pathological tumor feature. Further studies aiming to clarify the mechanisms of EBV infection in thyroid cells are necessary to support a possible role in the development of thyroid cancer.
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- J F M Almeida
- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Taguá Street, 440, Liberdade, São Paulo, SP, 01508-010, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Vital Brasil Street, 251, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-888, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Clinical Pathology Institute (IPC), Av. Orosimbo Maia, 165, Vila Itapura, Campinas, São Paulo, 13023-002, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Head and Neck Surgery Department, University of Campinas Teaching Hospital (HC-Unicamp), Vital Brasil Street, 251, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP, 13083-888, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca), Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Tessália Vieira de Camargo Street, 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil.
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Batista FA, Ward LS, Marcello MA, Martins MB, Peres KC, Torricelli C, Bufalo NE, Soares FA, da Silva MJ, Assumpção LVM. Gene expression of thyroid-specific transcription factors may help diagnose thyroid lesions but are not determinants of tumor progression. J Endocrinol Invest 2016; 39:423-9. [PMID: 26370671 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0386-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The role of thyroid-specific transcription factors in thyroid malignancy is still poorly understood, so we investigate thyroid-specific transcription factors gene expression both in benign and in malignant thyroid nodules, aiming to study a possible clinical utility of these molecules. METHODS We quantified TTF-1, FOXE1 and PAX8 mRNA levels, relating their expression to diagnostic and prognostic features of thyroid tumors. RNA was extracted from 4 normal thyroid tissues, 101 malignant [99 papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) and 2 anaplastic thyroid carcinomas] and 99 benign thyroid lesion tissues [49 goiter and 50 follicular adenomas (FA)]. RESULTS Levels of mRNA of both FOXE1 (P < 0.0001) and PAX8 (P < 0.0001) genes, but not TTF-1 (P = 0.7056), were higher in benign than in malignant thyroid lesions. FOXE1 was able to identify malignant nodules with 75.8 % sensitivity, 76.1 % specificity, 75.8 % positive predictive value, 76.1 % negative predictive value and 75.9 % accuracy. PAX8 was able to identify malignancy with 60.6 % sensitivity, 81.1 % specificity, 76.9 % positive predictive value, 66.4 % negative predictive value and 70.6 % accuracy. Both FOXE1 and PAX8 gene expression patterns were also able to differentiate FA from the follicular variant of PTC-FVPTC. However, the investigated gene expression was neither associated with any clinical feature of tumor aggressiveness nor associated with recurrence or survival. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that FOXE1 and PAX8 gene expression patterns may help to diagnose thyroid nodules, identifying malignancy and characterizing follicular-patterned thyroid lesions, but are not determinants of thyroid tumor progression.
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- F A Batista
- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, AC Camargo Hospital - Antonio Prudente Foundation, Rua Professor Antônio Prudente, 211, Liberdade, São Paulo, São Paulo, 01509-010, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (Unicamp), Avenida Cândido Rondon, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-875, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-887, Brazil
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Bufalo NE, Dos Santos RB, Marcello MA, Piai RP, Secolin R, Romaldini JH, Ward LS. TSHR intronic polymorphisms (rs179247 and rs12885526) and their role in the susceptibility of the Brazilian population to Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy. J Endocrinol Invest 2015; 38:555-61. [PMID: 25543543 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-014-0228-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Intronic thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor polymorphisms have been associated with the risk for both Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy, but results have been inconsistent among different populations. We aimed to investigate the influence of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor intronic polymorphisms in a large well-characterized population of GD patients. METHODS We studied 279 Graves' disease patients (231 females and 48 males, 39.80 ± 11.69 years old), including 144 with Graves' ophthalmopathy, matched to 296 healthy control individuals. Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor genotypes of rs179247 and rs12885526 were determined by Real Time PCR TaqMan(®) SNP Genotyping. RESULTS A multivariate analysis showed that the inheritance of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor AA genotype for rs179247 increased the risk for Graves' disease (OR = 2.821; 95 % CI 1.595-4.990; p = 0.0004), whereas the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor GG genotype for rs12885526 increased the risk for Graves' ophthalmopathy (OR = 2.940; 95 % CI 1.320-6.548; p = 0.0083). Individuals with Graves' ophthalmopathy also presented lower mean thyrotropin receptor antibodies levels (96.3 ± 143.9 U/L) than individuals without Graves' ophthalmopathy (98.3 ± 201.9 U/L). We did not find any association between the investigated polymorphisms and patients clinical features or outcome. CONCLUSION We demonstrate that thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor intronic polymorphisms are associated with the susceptibility to Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy in the Brazilian population, but do not appear to influence the disease course.
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- N E Bufalo
- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, School of Medical Sciences (FCM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUCCAMP), Av. John Boyd Dunlop, s/no Jardim Ipaussurama, Campinas, SP, 13060-904, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, School of Medical Sciences (FCM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, School of Medical Sciences (FCM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil
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- Division of Endocrinology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUCCAMP), Av. John Boyd Dunlop, s/no Jardim Ipaussurama, Campinas, SP, 13060-904, Brazil
- HSPE-IAMSPE, Av. Ibirapuera, 981, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, 04029-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, School of Medical Sciences (FCM), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil
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Barbieri RB, Bufalo NE, Secolin R, Assumpção LVM, Maciel RMB, Cerutti JM, Ward LS. Polymorphisms of cell cycle control genes influence the development of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. Eur J Endocrinol 2014; 171:761-7. [PMID: 25565272 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-0461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of key cell cycle regulation genes such as, CDKN1B, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, and CDKN2C in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (s-MTC) is still largely unknown. METHODS In order to evaluate the influence of inherited polymorphisms of these genes on the pathogenesis of s-MTC, we used TaqMan SNP genotyping to examine 45 s-MTC patients carefully matched with 98 controls. RESULTS A multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that CDKN1B and CDKN2A genes were related to s-MTC susceptibility. The rs2066827*GT+GG CDKN1B genotype was more frequent in s-MTC patients (62.22%) than in controls (40.21%), increasing the susceptibility to s-MTC (OR=2.47; 95% CI=1.048-5.833; P=0.038). By contrast, the rs11515*CG+GG of CDKN2A gene was more frequent in the controls (32.65%) than in patients (15.56%), reducing the risk for s-MTC (OR=0.174; 95% CI=0.048-0.627; P=0.0075). A stepwise regression analysis indicated that two genotypes together could explain 11% of the total s-MTC risk. In addition, a relationship was found between disease progression and the presence of alterations in the CDKN1A (rs1801270), CDKN2C (rs12885), and CDKN2B (rs1063192) genes. WT rs1801270 CDKN1A patients presented extrathyroidal tumor extension more frequently (92%) than polymorphic CDKN1A rs1801270 patients (50%; P=0.0376). Patients with the WT CDKN2C gene (rs12885) presented larger tumors (2.9±1.8 cm) than polymorphic patients (1.5±0.7 cm; P=0.0324). On the other hand, patients with the polymorphic CDKN2B gene (rs1063192) presented distant metastases (36.3%; P=0.0261). CONCLUSION In summary, we demonstrated that CDKN1B and CDKN2A genes are associated with susceptibility, whereas the inherited genetic profile of CDKN1A, CDKN2B, and CDKN2C is associated with aggressive features of tumors. This study suggests that profiling cell cycle genes may help define the risk and characterize s-MTC aggressiveness.
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- R B Barbieri
- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (FCM - Unicamp)126, Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, Street. Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - São Paulo, 13083-887 BrazilFederal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp)669, Pedro Toledo Street, São Paulo-SP 04039-032, Brazil
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Marcello MA, Malandrino P, Almeida JFM, Martins MB, Cunha LL, Bufalo NE, Pellegriti G, Ward LS. The influence of the environment on the development of thyroid tumors: a new appraisal. Endocr Relat Cancer 2014; 21:T235-54. [PMID: 24948559 DOI: 10.1530/erc-14-0131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Most epidemiological studies concerning differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) indicate an increasing incidence over the last two decades. This increase might be partially explained by the better access to health services worldwide, but clinicopathological analyses do not fully support this hypothesis, indicating that there are carcinogenetic factors behind this noticeable increasing incidence. Although we have undoubtedly understood the biology and molecular pathways underlying thyroid carcinogenesis in a better way, we have made very little progresses in identifying a risk profile for DTC, and our knowledge of risk factors is very similar to what we knew 30-40 years ago. In addition to ionizing radiation exposure, the most documented and established risk factor for DTC, we also investigated the role of other factors, including eating habits, tobacco smoking, living in a volcanic area, xenobiotics, and viruses, which could be involved in thyroid carcinogenesis, thus, contributing to the increase in DTC incidence rates observed.
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- M A Marcello
- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics (Gemoca)Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Barao Geraldo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-887, BrazilEndocrinologyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Garibaldi-Nesima Medical Center, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Barbieri RB, Bufalo NE, Cunha LL, Assumpção LVM, Maciel RMB, Cerutti JM, Ward LS. Genes of detoxification are important modulators of hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma risk. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2013; 79:288-93. [PMID: 23278115 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2012] [Revised: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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CONTEXT Different inherited profiles of genes involved in cellular mechanisms of activation and detoxification of carcinogenic products can provide specific protection or determine the risk for cancer. Low-penetrance polymorphic genes related to the biotransformation of environmental toxins have been associated with susceptibility to and the phenotype of, human tumours. OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of germline inheritance of polymorphisms in CYP1A2*F, CYP1A1 m1, GSTP1, NAT2 and TP53 genes in hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (HMTC) patients. DESIGN This study was developed in University of Campinas (Unicamp). PATIENTS We studied 132 patients with HMTC, 88 first-degree relatives of HMTC patients and 575 control individuals. MEASUREMENTS All patients with MTC and their relatives were sequenced for the RET gene and five genes were genotyped using TaqMan(®) system. RESULTS We observed that the inheritance of CYP1A2*F (OR = 2·10; 95% CI = 1·11-3·97; P = 0·022), GSTP1 (OR = 4·41; 95% CI = 2·47-7·88; P < 0·001) and NAT2 (OR = 2·54; 95% CI = 1·16-5·58; P = 0·020) variants increased the risk for HMTC. In addition, multiple regression analysis showed that the inheritance of GSTP1 polymorphisms was associated with the diagnosis in older patients (B = 8·0229; 95% IC = ± 5·5735; P = 0·0054). Concerning the group of HTMC relatives, CYP1A2*F (OR = 2:40; 95% CI = 1·19-4·86; P = 0·015), CYP1A1 m1 (OR = 2·79; 95% CI = 1:04-7·51; P = 0·042), GSTP1 (OR = 2·86; 95% IC = 1·53-5·32; P < 0·001) and NAT2 (OR = 2·25; 95% IC = 1·20-4·22; P = 0·012) were associated with HMTC risk. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that the inheritance of specific genes determining the individual response to environmental toxins may contribute to the risk and phenotypic variability that exists in patients with HMTC. Moreover, we identified a group at risk in relatives of HMTC patients.
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- R B Barbieri
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, University of Campinas (FCM-Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil
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Barbieri RB, Bufalo NE, Secolin R, Silva ACN, Assumpção LVM, Maciel RMB, Cerutti JM, Ward LS. Evidence that polymorphisms in detoxification genes modulate the susceptibility for sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. Eur J Endocrinol 2012; 166:241-5. [PMID: 22048975 DOI: 10.1530/eje-11-0843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIM Polymorphic low-penetrance genes have been consistently associated with the susceptibility to a series of human tumors, including differentiated thyroid cancer. METHODS To determine their role in medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), we used TaqMan SNP method to genotype 47 sporadic MTC (s-MTC) and a control group of 578 healthy individuals for CYP1A2*F, CYP1A1m1, GSTP1, NAT2 and 72TP53. A logistic regression analysis showed that NAT2C/C (OR=3.87; 95% CI=2.11-7.10; P=2.2×10(-5)) and TP53C/C genotypes (OR=3.87; 95% CI=1.78-6.10; P=2.8×10(-4)) inheritance increased the risk of s-MTC. A stepwise regression analysis indicated that TP53C/C genotype contributes with 8.07% of the s-MTC risk. RESULTS We were unable to identify any relationship between NAT2 and TP53 polymorphisms suggesting they are independent factors of risk to s-MTC. In addition, there was no association between the investigated genes and clinical or pathological features of aggressiveness of the tumors or the outcome of MTC patients. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we demonstrated that detoxification genes and apoptotic and cell cycle control genes are involved in the susceptibility of s-MTC and may modulate the susceptibility to the disease.
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- R B Barbieri
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics Cancer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, PO Box 6111, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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