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MicroRNA 146a Polymorphisms and Expression in Indian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Helen Jemimah Devanandan1, Vettriselvi Venkatesan1, Julius Xavier Scott2
1Departments of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India.
Background:
MicroRNAs (miR) have been reported to be involved in hematopoiesis and in the pathogenesis of several hematological malignant neoplasms. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human miR genes may alter the expression of those genes and influence the predisposition to childhood leukemia.
Objective:
To evaluate the association of rs2910164 G>C, rs57095329 A>G and the expression of miRNA-146a in ethnic South Asian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Method:
Genotyping and expression analysis using TaqMan Small RNA Assay was performed on 71 patients with pathologically confirmed ALL and 74 control individuals.
Results:
No statistically significant association was found between the 2 SNPs, its expression levels, and ALL risk.
Conclusion:
Haplotype analysis indicated a combination of allele A of rs57095329 and allele G of rs2910164 could represent a risk haplotype and an allele combination of G of rs57095329 and G of rs2910164 could represent a protective haplotype for ALL.
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