2012
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044896
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Risk-Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer Among Han Chinese Women in Southern China

Abstract: Exposure to endogenous sex hormones has been reported as a risk factor for breast cancer. The CYP11A1 gene encodes the key enzyme that catalyzes the initial and rate-limiting step in steroid hormone synthesis. In this study, the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYP11A1 and breast cancer susceptibility were examined. Six SNPs in CYP11A1 were genotyped using the MassARRAY IPLEX platform in 530 breast cancer patients and 546 healthy controls. Association analyses based on a χ2 test a… Show more

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“…Genetic variants may alter CYP11A1 expression or activity, determining sex steroid hormone levels responsible for quantitative phenotypes that include hormone-related disorders. Supporting these hypotheses, other polymorphic variants in this gene have been previously associated with breast and endometrial (Terry et al 2010) cancer susceptibility (Zheng et al 2004, Sun et al 2012 and polycystic ovary syndrome (Gao et al 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…Genetic variants may alter CYP11A1 expression or activity, determining sex steroid hormone levels responsible for quantitative phenotypes that include hormone-related disorders. Supporting these hypotheses, other polymorphic variants in this gene have been previously associated with breast and endometrial (Terry et al 2010) cancer susceptibility (Zheng et al 2004, Sun et al 2012 and polycystic ovary syndrome (Gao et al 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…Both CYP11A1 SNPs are in the intronic region of the gene and there is no information available about their functionality. The variant allele of rs2959008 was associated with a decreased breast cancer risk in Han Chinese [ 30 ]. There is no literature on rs7173655 and breast cancer risk but the variant allele was associated with an increased endometrial cancer risk [ 31 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Laboratory protocols for the DNA extraction and genotyping methods used by the SCBCGS have been previously described in detail [ 18 , 19 ]. Briefly, genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood using TIANamp Genomic DNA Purification Kit according to the manufacturer's protocol and stored at −80°C until used for further analysis.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, only 5 SNPs (rs1078806, rs1219648, rs2420946, rs2981579, and rs2981582) were selected for analysis in this study. The genotyping of SNPs was done using the SEQUENOM MassARRAY matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry platform [ 18 , 19 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%