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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2015

Polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene are associated with breast cancer risk and prognosis in a Chinese population.

Qing Lu, Ke Jiang, Qiong Li, Ya-Jie Ji, Wei-Li Chen, Xiao-Hong Xue

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Article in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qing LuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.110, Ganhe Road, Shanghai, 200437, China.
Ke Jiang
Qiong Li
Ya-Jie Ji
Wei-Li Chen
Xiao-Hong Xue
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNYueyang Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in China and the world. Folate supplementation is proven to be effective in reducing the risk of breast cancer or improving its prognosis. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an important enzyme involved in folate metabolism and DNA synthesis. This study aims to examine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the MTHFR gene are associated with risk and survival of breast cancer and serum folate levels in healthy controls. We genotyped nine tagging SNPs in the MTHFR gene in a case-control study, including 560 breast cancer cases and 560 healthy controls in China. We found that TT genotype of rs1801133 had significant increased risk of breast cancer [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.60, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.12-2.28] compared with CC genotype, and CC genotype of rs9651118 conferred significant reduced risk of breast cancer (adjusted OR = 0.65, 95 % CI 0.45-0.95) compared to TT genotype. Haplotype analysis also showed that MTHFR CACCAA and AGTCAC haplotypes (rs12121543-rs13306553-rs9651118-rs1801133-rs4846048-rs1801131) had significant reduced risk of breast cancer (adjusted OR = 0.70, 95 % CI 0.58-0.86; adjusted OR = 0.57, 95 % CI 0.40-0.80) compared with CATTAA haplotype. Besides, MTHFR rs9651118 CC genotype was significantly associated with survival in breast cancer cases (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) = 0.63, 95 % CI 0.40-0.99). But none of the SNPs in the MTHFR gene was associated with serum folate level in healthy controls. These findings suggest that variants in the MTHFR gene may influence the risk and prognosis of breast cancer.

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PrognosisAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsChinaFemaleFolic AcidGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHaplotypesHumansMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)Middle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisFolic AcidMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)MTHFR protein, human

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