Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk.
Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States, and identifying genetic markers that may predict susceptibility in high-risk population is always needed. The purpose of our study is to determine whether genetic variations in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway ar...
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doaj-199afb5717084d75bad5cf41c77d8cbc2020-11-24T20:50:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01712e5175810.1371/journal.pone.0051758Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk.Hua WeiAshish M KamatSaad AldousariYuanqing YeMaosheng HuangColin P DinneyXifeng WuBladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States, and identifying genetic markers that may predict susceptibility in high-risk population is always needed. The purpose of our study is to determine whether genetic variations in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway are associated with bladder cancer risk. We identified 356 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 37 key genes from this pathway and evaluated their association with cancer risk in 801 cases and 801 controls. Forty-one SNPs were significantly associated with cancer risk, and after adjusting for multiple comparisons, 9 remained significant (Q-value ≤0.1). Haplotype analysis further revealed three haplotypes within VEGFC and two haplotypes in EGFR were significantly associated with increased bladder cancer risk compared to the most common haplotype. Classification and regression tree analysis further revealed potential high-order gene-gene interactions, with VEGFC: rs3775194 being the initial split, which suggests that this variant is responsible for the most variation in risk. Individuals carrying the common genotype for VEGFC: rs3775194 and EGFR: rs7799627 and the variant genotype for VEGFR: rs4557213 had a 4.22-fold increase in risk, a much larger effect magnitude than that conferred by common genotype for VEGFR: rs4557213. Our study provides the first epidemiological evidence supporting a connection between TGF-β pathway variants and bladder cancer risk.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3520916?pdf=render |
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Hua Wei Ashish M Kamat Saad Aldousari Yuanqing Ye Maosheng Huang Colin P Dinney Xifeng Wu Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. PLoS ONE |
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Hua Wei Ashish M Kamat Saad Aldousari Yuanqing Ye Maosheng Huang Colin P Dinney Xifeng Wu |
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Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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Genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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genetic variations in the transforming growth factor beta pathway as predictors of bladder cancer risk. |
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Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States, and identifying genetic markers that may predict susceptibility in high-risk population is always needed. The purpose of our study is to determine whether genetic variations in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) pathway are associated with bladder cancer risk. We identified 356 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 37 key genes from this pathway and evaluated their association with cancer risk in 801 cases and 801 controls. Forty-one SNPs were significantly associated with cancer risk, and after adjusting for multiple comparisons, 9 remained significant (Q-value ≤0.1). Haplotype analysis further revealed three haplotypes within VEGFC and two haplotypes in EGFR were significantly associated with increased bladder cancer risk compared to the most common haplotype. Classification and regression tree analysis further revealed potential high-order gene-gene interactions, with VEGFC: rs3775194 being the initial split, which suggests that this variant is responsible for the most variation in risk. Individuals carrying the common genotype for VEGFC: rs3775194 and EGFR: rs7799627 and the variant genotype for VEGFR: rs4557213 had a 4.22-fold increase in risk, a much larger effect magnitude than that conferred by common genotype for VEGFR: rs4557213. Our study provides the first epidemiological evidence supporting a connection between TGF-β pathway variants and bladder cancer risk. |
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