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Multi-Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Detection in Gastric Cancer Based on Ion Semiconductor Sequencing Platform
Published on: May 10, 2024
TGFB1 gene polymorphisms: their relevance in the susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori-related diseases
M A Garcia-Gonzalez1, M Strunk, E Piazuelo
1Unidad Mixta de Investigación, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain. asgarcia@unizar.es
Abstract:
Recent studies have revealed elevated expression of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) in gastric mucosa of patients with gastric cancer (GC) and those undergoing ulcer repair. As production of TGF-beta1 is genetically regulated, we aimed to assess whether functional polymorphisms of the TGFB1 gene are involved in susceptibility to and clinical characteristics of Helicobacter pylori-related diseases. DNA from 142 unrelated Spanish patients with GC, 200 with peptic ulcer and 342 healthy controls was typed for the MspA1I T+869C, and the Sau96I G+915C polymorphisms of the TGFB1 gene using polymerase chain reaction and RFLP analysis. H. pylori infection and CagA/VacA antibody status were determined by Western blot in patients and controls. H. pylori infection (odds ratio (OR): 11.44; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.45-29.42; P<0.001) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OR: 5.07; 95% CI: 2.53-10.16; P<0.001) were identified as independent risks factors for duodenal ulcer (DU), whereas the TGFB1+869(*)C/C genotype was associated with reduced risk of developing the disease (OR: 0.32; 95% CI=0.15-0.68; P=0.003). Our results show that the TGFB1 T+869C gene polymorphism is involved in the susceptibility to DU and provide further evidence that host genetic factors play a key role in the pathogenesis of H. pylori-related diseases.
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