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Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor Thr325Ile polymorphism and plasma level in breast cancer: A pilot study.

Manal S Fawzy, Eman A Mohammed, Amal S Ahmed, Abeer Fakhr-Eldeen

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Article in Meta gene, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Manal S FawzyMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Eman A MohammedHistology (Genetic Unit) Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Amal S AhmedClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
Abeer Fakhr-EldeenClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.
Suez Canal University · EGSohag University · EG

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) Thr325Ile polymorphism and TAFI antigen (Ag) levels in breast cancer (BC) in the Egyptian population to clarify their role in relation to BC. A group of 300 females was recruited in this study; of these 150 unrelated patients with different stages of BC and 150 age-matched healthy controls. Plasma TAFI Ag was measured by ELISA and TAFI Thr325Ile (rs1926447) polymorphism was genotyped using TaqMan single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping assay. The results showed the genotypes of the minor allele; Thr/Ile (CT) and Ile/Ile (TT) were significantly more frequent in patients compared to control group (50.0% and 22.0% vs. 42.0% and 13.3%, respectively) and were also associated with BC susceptibility [OR = 1.9 and 2.6; 95% CI: (1.1-3.3) and (1.3-5.5), respectively P = 0.01]. Ile325 allele carriers were more frequent in cases than in controls (47.0% vs. 34.0%) [OR = 1.7, (95% CI = 1.2-2.4), P = 0.001]. However, TAFI Thr325Ile polymorphism was not associated with BC stage or other clincopathological characteristics. TAFI Ag levels were correlated with advanced stages of BC, poor prognosis and risk of recurrence (P = 0.02, P = 0.04 and P  < 0.001, respectively) and Thr325Ile SNP was significantly correlated with TAFI antigen levels with the C/C genotype corresponding to the highest and the T/T genotype to the lowest TAFI antigen levels (P < 0.001) in the study groups. In conclusion, this study showed for the first time that TAFI Thr325Ile polymorphism could have a contribution to BC susceptibility in our population. Furthermore, high TAFI plasma levels may serve as a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with BC.

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Ag, antigenALT, alanine aminotransferaseAPTT, activated partial thromboplastin timeAST, aspartate aminotransferaseBC, breast cancerBreast cancerDIC, disseminated intravascular coagulopathyEgyptianELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assayER, estrogen receptorHER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2IHPI, immunohistochemical prognostic indexNPI, nottingham prognostic indexNPP, normal pooled plasmaPR, progesterone receptorPT, prothrombin timeSNP, single nucleotide polymorphismTAFIa, activated TAFITAFI, thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitorThr325Ile polymorphismThrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitorVTE, vascular thromboembolic eventsWBC, white blood cell

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PMID25893174
PMCPMC4398808
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