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Barbara Burwinkel1, Michael Wirtenberger, Rüdiger Klaes
1Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology C050, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. b.burwinkel@dkfz.de
Abstract:
The nuclear receptor coactivator 3 (NCOA3, also known as AIB1) is a coactivator of nuclear receptors like the estrogen receptor. NCOA3 is overexpressed in approximately 60% of primary human breast tumors, and high levels of NCOA3 expression are associated with tamoxifen resistance and worse survival rate. In contrast, NCOA3 deficiency suppresses v-Ha-ras-induced breast cancer initiation and progression in mice. Here, we analyzed the influence of NCOA3 coding single nucleotide polymorphisms on breast cancer risk by performing a case-control study using a German and a Polish study population and identified an association between NCOA3 polymorphisms and breast cancer. A joint analysis of the German and the Polish study population revealed a significant protective effect for the 1758G>C (Q586H) and 2880A>G (T960T) variants. In addition, haplotype analysis showed a protective effect of the 1758C-2880A and 1758G-2880G haplotypes (odds ratio 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.67-0.93; P = 0.004). Because of the impact of NCOA3 in antiestrogen therapy resistance, these polymorphisms might also influence therapy outcome in breast cancer.
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