RASSF1A Ala133Ser polymorphism is associated with increased susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in a Turkish population |
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Authors: | Bayram Süleyman |
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Institution: | Ad?yaman University, Ad?yaman School of Health, Department of Nursing, 02040 Ad?yaman, Turkey |
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Abstract: | AimThe tumor suppressor gene Ras association domain family 1 isoform A (RASSF1A) regulates cell cycle regulation, apoptosis and microtubule stability and is inactivated by promoter hypermethylation at a high frequency in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A guanine (G)/thymine (T) common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at first position of codon 133 in RASSF1A gene determines an alanine (Ala) to serine (Ser) (Ala133Ser) amino acidic substitution which may alter cancer risk by influencing the function of RASSF1A protein.MethodsTo determine the association of the RASSF1A Ala133Ser polymorphism with the risk of HCC development in a Turkish population, a hospital-based case–control study was designed consisting of 236 subjects with HCC and 236 cancer-free control subjects matched for age, gender, smoking and alcohol status. The genotype frequency of the RASSF1A Ala133Ser polymorphism was determined by using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay.ResultsAllele and genotype associations of RASSF1A Ala133Ser polymorphism with HCC susceptibility were observed in comparisons between the patient and control samples (P < 0.001). Risk of HCC development in this Turkish population was significantly increased in carriers of the Ser133 variant allele of Ala133Ser polymorphism (Ala/Ser and Ser/Ser genotypes) when compared with homozygote Ala/Ala genotype (OR = 5.47, 95% CI = 3.63–8.25, P = 0.001).ConclusionBecause our results suggest for the first time that the Ser133 allele of RASSF1A Ala133Ser polymorphism may be a genetic susceptibility factor for HCC in the Turkish population, further independent studies are required to validate our findings in a larger series, as well as in patients of different ethnic origins. |
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Keywords: | RASSF1A Ras association domain family 1 isoform A SNP Single nucleotide polymorphism HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma CI Confidence interval OR Odds ratio |
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