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Nonsynonymous polymorphisms in genes in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and associations with colorectal cancer.

Abstract
The Ala(222)Val single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the gene for 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), a critical enzyme in one-carbon metabolism, has been associated with colorectal cancer risk. Many enzymes are involved in one-carbon metabolism, and SNPs in the corresponding genes may play a role in colorectal carcinogenesis. We examined 24 nonsynonymous SNPs in 13 genes involved in the one-carbon metabolism pathway in relation to the risk of colorectal cancer in a case-control study nested in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study cohorts. Among 376 men and women with colorectal cancer and 849 controls, a reduced risk of colorectal cancer was observed for Val/Val versus Ala carriers of MTHFR Ala(222)Val [odds ratio (OR), 0.66; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.43-1.00]. An increased risk was suggested for the variant carrier genotypes versus homozygous wild-type for betaine hydroxymethyltransferase Arg(239)Gln (OR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.07-1.83) and two linked SNPs in methionine synthase reductase, Ser(284)Thr (OR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.05-3.27) and Arg(415)Cys (OR, 2.03; 95% CI, 1.15-3.56). The other SNPs were not associated with colorectal cancer risk. Also, none of the SNPs were associated with risk in subgroups of dietary methyl status or were jointly associated with colorectal cancer risk in combination with another SNP, except possibly SNPs in methionine synthase and transcobalamin II. However, these analyses of gene-diet interactions were limited in statistical power. Our results corroborate previous findings for MTHFR Ala(222)Val and suggest that other genes involved in one-carbon metabolism, particularly those that affect DNA methylation, may be associated with colorectal cancer risk.
AuthorsAnita Koushik, Peter Kraft, Charles S Fuchs, Susan E Hankinson, Walter C Willett, Edward L Giovannucci, David J Hunter
JournalCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev) Vol. 15 Issue 12 Pg. 2408-17 (Dec 2006) ISSN: 1055-9965 [Print] United States
PMID17164363 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Biosynthetic Pathways
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Colorectal Neoplasms (epidemiology, genetics)
  • DNA Methylation
  • Diet
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) (genetics, metabolism)
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Risk Factors

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