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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2010

Identification of sequence polymorphism in the D-Loop region of mitochondrial DNA as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma with distinct etiology.

Ruixing Zhang, Fengbin Zhang, Cuiju Wang, Shunxiang Wang, Yih-Horng Shiao, Zhanjun Guo

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ruixing ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PR China.
Fengbin Zhang
Cuiju Wang
Shunxiang Wang
Yih-Horng Shiao
Zhanjun Guo
Hebei Medical University · CNFourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · US

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Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is frequently preceded by hepatitis virus infection or alcohol abuse. Genetic backgrounds may increase susceptibility to HCC from these exposures.

methodsMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of peripheral blood, tumor, and/or adjacent non-tumor tissue from 49 hepatitis B virus-related and 11 alcohol-related HCC patients, and from 38 controls without HCC were examined for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and mutations in the D-Loop region.

resultsSingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the D-loop region of mt DNA were examined in HCC patients. Individual SNPs, namely the 16266C/T, 16293A/G, 16299A/G, 16303G/A, 242C/T, 368A/G, and 462C/T minor alleles, were associated with increased risk for alcohol- HCC, and the 523A/del was associated with increased risks of both HCC types. The mitochondrial haplotypes under the M haplogroup with a defining 489C polymorphism were detected in 27 (55.1%) of HBV-HCC and 8 (72.7%) of alcohol- HCC patients, and in 15 (39.5%) of controls. Frequencies of the 489T/152T, 489T/523A, and 489T/525C haplotypes were significantly reduced in HBV-HCC patients compared with controls. In contrast, the haplotypes of 489C with 152T, 249A, 309C, 523Del, or 525Del associated significantly with increase of alcohol-HCC risk. Mutations in the D-Loop region were detected in 5 adjacent non-tumor tissues and increased in cancer stage (21 of 49 HBV-HCC and 4 of 11 alcohol- HCC, p < 0.002).

conclusionsIn sum, mitochondrial haplotypes may differentially predispose patients to HBV-HCC and alcohol-HCC. Mutations of the mitochondrial D-Loop sequence may relate to HCC development.

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DNA, MitochondrialPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultAgedBase SequenceCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesChinaChi-Square DistributionFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHaplotypesHepatitis BHumansLinkage DisequilibriumDNA, Mitochondrial

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PMCPMC2949825
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