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ArticleBMC cancer2014

Androgen receptor CAG repeats, non-random X chromosome inactivation, and loss of heterozygosity at Xq25 in relation to breast cancer risk.

Hui-Tzu Chen, Yao-Chung Wu, Shou-Tung Chen, Hsien-Chang Tsai, Yi-Chih Chien

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Article in BMC cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. SNHG1 Long Noncoding RNA is Potentially Up-Regulated in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020
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  3. A Review of the Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Asia: Focus on Risk Factors.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Tzu Chen
Yao-Chung Wu
Shou-Tung Chen
Hsien-Chang Tsai
Yi-Chih ChienDepartment of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, No,1, Jin-De Road, 50058 Changhua City, Taiwan. chien@cc.ncue.edu.tw.
National Changhua University of Education · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to examine the association of non-random X chromosome inactivation (XCI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at Xq25 with breast cancer development.

methodsSeventy-nine breast cancer patients, 39 female lung cancer patients, 30 other cancer patients and 77 healthy females were analysed for LOH using a panel of 11 microsatellite markers spanning Xq25. The androgen receptor (AR) gene was chosen as an XCI marker.

resultsLOH of at least one microsatellite locus at Xq25 was identified in 46/65 breast cancers examined, while only 10/25 cancers of other origins demonstrated LOH in this region (p = 0.014). The critical deletion region in breast cancer was around marker DXS1047 (47.23%). Moreover, we found that tissues from eight breast cancers showed LOH at all of the informative loci tested at Xq25, while the other 38 showed partial (interstitial or telomeric) alterations at Xq25. Interestingly, the pattern of XCI of these eight breast cancers tended to be non-random. We estimated the frequencies of AR alleles and found that women with two long AR alleles (≥21 CAG repeats) had an increased risk of developing breast cancer, while those with two short AR alleles (<21 CAG repeats) were likely to be normal (p = 0.00069).

conclusionsThe extraordinary high frequencies of LOH at Xq25 found in this study strongly imply that there might be one or more tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) related to the development of breast cancer at Xq25 in the Taiwanese female population.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseLoss of HeterozygosityTrinucleotide RepeatsX Chromosome InactivationAdultAgedAllelesBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesCluster AnalysisFemaleGene FrequencyHumansMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedReceptors, AndrogenAR protein, humanReceptors, Androgen

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PMID24581183
PMCPMC3975944
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