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Association between E-cadherin (CDH1) polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer risk in Han Chinese population
Lei Zhao1, Ying-Xue Wang2, Mian Xi1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou, China ; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate the associations between E-cadherin (CDH1) gene polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk predisposition. We undertook a case-control study to analyze three E-cadherin polymorphisms (+54T>C, -160C>A and -347G→GA) in an Han Chinese population, by extraction of genomic DNA from the peripheral blood of 368 patients with PC and 376 control participants and performed E-cadherin genotyping using DNA sequencing. Overall, no statistically significant association was observed in +54T>C. Nevertheless, -347G→GA genotype was at increased risk of PC (P=0.022; odds ratio (OR)=1.128, CI 95%: 1.017-1.251). Furthermore, -347GA/GA genotype pancreatic cancers were more significantly common in cases of advanced T stage, lymph node metastasis and clinical pathological stage than G or G/GA genotypes PC. However, -160C>A genotype demonstrated a protective effect in PCs (P=0.017; OR=0.883, CI 95%: 0.798-0.977). In conclusion, polymorphism in -347G→GA was observed to be associated with susceptibility of PC. However, -160C>A polymorphism indicated to play a protective role in susceptibility to PC. Nevertheless, further investigation with a larger sample size is needed to support our results.
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