CASC15 Polymorphisms are Correlated With Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Chinese Han Women
Peng Chen1, Rui Chen2, Huifang Guo1
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institution of Basic Medical Science, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
Introduction:
Breast cancer (BC) is a prevalent malignant tumor among women. Numerous studies have been reported that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) were associated with various human diseases.
Materials And Methods:
In the current study, 681 patients with BC and 680 unrelated controls were recruited to investigate the correlation between lncRNA cancer susceptibility candidate 15 (CASC15) polymorphisms and BC risk in Chinese Han women. We performed single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using the Agena MassARRAY platform. The relationship between lncRNA CASC15 polymorphisms and the risk of BC were evaluated through odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
Results:
Our results suggested that the lncRNA CASC15 rs7740084 "G/G" genotype and rs1928168 "T/C" genotype significantly reduced BC risk in different genetic models (P = .045, P = .029, and P = .047, respectively). However, rs9393266 "C/T" and "C/T-T/T" genotypes were correlated with the risk of BC (P = .021 and P = .048). In addition, we also observed that rs1928168 was related to the risk of BC in patients with age > 50 years (P = .025), body mass index > 24 (P = .006), and tumor size (P = .035). For rs9393266, it was revealed that the "C/T" and "C/T-T/T" genotypes were related to BC risk in people with age ≤ 50 years (P = .005) and body mass index > 24 (P = .023).
Conclusion:
In summary, our results revealed a potential interaction between lncRNA CASC15 polymorphisms and BC susceptibility. The results provided an important insight into lncRNA CASC15 function in the development of BC.
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