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Transforming growth factor-β1 gene polymorphism in mycosis fungoides
A A Zayed1, M R E Abdel-Halim, K S Sayed
1Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Background:
Dysregulation in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 signalling pathways has been linked to cancer.
Aim:
To study the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TGF-β1 gene and mycosis fungoides (MF).
Methods:
Using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, SNPs in the TGF-β1 gene were studied in 55 patients with MF of different stages and in 100 apparently healthy controls.
Results:
A significant difference was found between patients and controls in distribution of the different TGF-β1 genotypes, with mutant forms (T/C, T/T) encountered significantly more often in patients with MF (P < 0.001). The heterozygous genotype (T/C) was significantly associated with patch stage MF, whereas the homozygous genotype (T/T) was significantly associated with tumour stage (stage IIb) MF (P = 0.001), although this study included only a small number of these patients.
Conclusions:
Mutant TGF-β1 genotypes are significantly associated with MF in Egyptian patients, with the homozygous genotype (T/T) having a stronger association with tumour stage (stage IIb).
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