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Association of CCR2 (+190 G/A) Gene Variants and Ovarian Cancer Severity
Gazi Yildirim1, Rukset Attar1, Seda Gulec-Yilmaz2
11 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University , Istanbul, Turkey .
Aim:
Chemokines and their receptors play an important role in tumor progression. In the current study, we aimed to determine the association between the CCR2 gene (+190 G/A) polymorphism and ovarian cancer severity.
Methods:
CCR2 (+190 G/A) genotyping was performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction for DNA isolated from blood samples from a cohort of patients with ovarian cancer (n = 44) and a control group (n = 45).
Results:
The CCR2 (+190 G/A) GG genotype frequencies for patients were significantly higher in the stage III-IV cancer group (p = 0.036), and A allele carriers were significantly higher in the stage I-II ovarian cancer group.
Conclusion:
The CCR2 (+190 G/A) GG genotype may be a potential risk factor for the severe forms of ovarian cancer and the A allele may be a risk-reducing factor for severe ovarian cancer.
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