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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Study of the regulatory promoter polymorphism (−938C>A) of B-cell lymphoma 2 gene in breast cancer patients of Mazandaran province in Northern Iran
Sepideh Esfahani Moghaddam1, Ali Barzegar1, Novin Nikbakhsh2
1 Department of Basic Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
2 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Ali Barzegar
Department of Basic Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Km 9 Darya Boulevard, P.O. Box 578, Sari
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/1735-1995.200269
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Background: The incidence rate of breast cancer has been dramatically increasing since the last decade in Iran, and it is now one of the most common female malignant tumors. B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) family is the most important regulator of apoptosis, and −938C>A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of BCL2 gene promoter has been demonstrated to influence breast cancer susceptibility. In this research, we study the effect of −938C>A allelic variants on breast cancer risk in Mazandaran province at the North of Iran. Materials and Methods: This analysis performed on 120 breast cancer patients who underwent surgery in some referenced hospitals at Mazandaran province along with 130 healthy individuals as a control. DNA extracted from peripheral blood samples was applied in polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis to determine −938C>A genotype. The association of the −938C>A genotype and breast cancer risk as well as clinicopathological characters were analyzed by logistic regression method. Results: Results showed that genotype frequency of AA, AC, and CC genotypes was 10%, 62%, and 28% for case and 28%, 50%, and 22% in control group, respectively. In the logistic regression model, BCL2 − 938C/A variant genotype AA was associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer (P = 0.041) by 0.31-fold (odds ratio = 0.31, confidence interval = 0.091–0.909) compared to CC genotype. However, no significant association found between −938C>A genotype and clinicopathological characters. Conclusion: The study showed that AA genotype of BCL2 gene (−938C>A) is associated with decreased susceptibility to breast cancer. Hence, investigating the −938C>A SNP of BCL2 gene promoter could be an appropriate molecular marker to determine individual sensitivity to breast cancer. |
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