Erschienen in:
01.06.2010 | Brief Report
Two-stage case–control study of DNMT-1 and DNMT-3B gene variants and breast cancer risk
verfasst von:
Chuanzhong Ye, Alicia Beeghly-Fadiel, Wei Lu, Jirong Long, Xiao Ou Shu, Yu-Tang Gao, Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
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Ausgabe 3/2010
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Abstract
Aberrant DNA methylation of CpG islands is a common epigenetic alteration found in cancers. DNA methylation is typically mediated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs). Only two studies have evaluated DNMT-1 and/or DNMT-3B gene polymorphisms in relation to breast cancer risk, and results have been inconsistent. We comprehensively evaluated genetic variations in the DNMT-1 and DNMT-3B genes with breast cancer risk among the participants of the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study, a large-scale, two-stage, case–control study. Of the 25 SNPs in the DNMT-1 and DNMT-3B genes analyzed, only one (rs8101866) reached a normal significance level (P = 0.042). This association, however, was no longer statistically significant after adjustment for multiple comparisons. Our data suggest that there is no apparent association of common DNMT-1 and DNMT-3B polymorphisms with the risk of breast cancer among Chinese women.