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Association of A vitamin D receptor polymorphism with sporadic breast cancer development.

Abstract
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Australian women and its incidence is annually increasing. Genetic factors are involved in the complex etiology of breast cancer. The seco-steroid hormone, 1.25 dihydroxy vitamin D3 can influence breast cancer cell growth in vitro. A number of studies have reported correlations between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and several diseases including prostate cancer and osteoporosis. In breast cancer, low vitamin D levels in serum are correlated with disease progression and bone metastases, a situation also noted in prostate cancer and suggesting the involvement of the VDR. In our study, 2 restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) in the 3' region (detected by Apa1 and Taq1) and an initiation codon variant in the 5' end of the VDR gene (detected by Fok1) were tested for association with breast cancer risk in 135 females with sporadic breast cancer and 110 cancer-free female controls. Allele frequencies of the 3' Apa1 polymorphism showed a significant association (p = 0.016; OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.09-2.24) while the Taq1 RFLP showed a similar trend (p = 0.053; OR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.00-2.00). Allele frequencies of the Fok1 polymorphism were not significantly different (p = 0.97; OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.69-1.43) in the study population. Our results suggest that specific alleles of the VDR gene located near the 3' region may identify an increased risk for breast cancer and justify further investigation of the role of VDR in breast cancer.
AuthorsJ E Curran, T Vaughan, R A Lea, S R Weinstein, N A Morrison, L R Griffiths
JournalInternational journal of cancer (Int J Cancer) Vol. 83 Issue 6 Pg. 723-6 (Dec 10 1999) ISSN: 0020-7136 [Print] United States
PMID10597185 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Codon
  • Receptors, Calcitriol
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Australia (epidemiology)
  • Breast Neoplasms (epidemiology, genetics)
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Codon
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Receptors, Calcitriol (genetics)
  • Reference Values

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