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ArticleMolecular biology reports2011

Association of gene polymorphisms in prolactin and its receptor with breast cancer risk in Taiwanese women.

Fan-Yun Mong, Yu-Liang Kuo, Ching-Wen Liu, Wen-Sheng Liu, Li-Ching Chang

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  2. The role ofTranslational cancer research · 2020
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  4. The prolactin receptor: Diverse and emerging roles in pathophysiology.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2015
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fan-Yun MongDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, ZuoYing Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yu-Liang Kuo
Ching-Wen Liu
Wen-Sheng Liu
Li-Ching Chang
I-Shou University · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWZuoying Armed Forces General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the essential role of prolactin (PRL) and its receptor (PRLR) in breast tumorigenesis, we investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PRL and PRLR genes were associated with breast cancer in Taiwanese women. A total of 160 breast cancer patients and 336 unrelated control Taiwanese women were enrolled in this study. Three SNPs (rs1341238, rs2244502 and rs3756824) in the PRL gene and one SNP (rs10941235) in the PRLR gene were genotyped using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing. We showed that the PRLR SNP rs10941235 was associated with breast cancer (P < 0.05) and its genotype frequencies in the breast cancer group were significantly associated (P < 0.05) with the levels of cancer antigen 15-3, a serum biomarker of breast cancer. The PRL SNP rs3756824 was significantly associated with breast cancer metastasis (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the polymorphism rs10941235 in the PRLR gene is associated with breast cancer and cancer antigen 15-3 levels in Taiwanese women.

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Genetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAgedAntigens, NeoplasmBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene FrequencyHapMap ProjectHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProlactinReceptors, ProlactinAntigens, NeoplasmProlactinReceptors, Prolactin

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