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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2015

Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus and RNase L R462Q Variants in Iranian Patients With Sporadic Prostate Cancer.

Farhad Babaei, Ali Ahmadi, Farhad Rezaei, Somayeh Jalilvand, Nastaran Ghavami, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Ramin Abiri, Nasim Kondori, Rakhshande Nategh, Talat Mokhtari Azad

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Farhad BabaeiDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran.
Ali AhmadiDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Farhad RezaeiDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Somayeh JalilvandDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Nastaran GhavamiDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mahmoud MahmoudiDepartment of Statistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Ramin AbiriDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran.
Nasim KondoriDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran.
Rakhshande NateghDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Talat Mokhtari AzadDepartment of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRKermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundAlthough several studies have confirmed the association of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) and prostate cancer, this association is still controversial, as most studies did not detect XMRV in prostate tissue samples. Furthermore, some genetic and epidemiological studies have highlighted a role for RNase L polymorphisms, particularly R462Q, in the progression of prostate cancer.

objectivesThe focus of this study was on the association of XMRV and RNase L R462Q variants with the risk of prostate cancer in Iranian patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this case-control study, 40 and 80 individuals with sporadic prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, respectively, were included. The presence of XMRV was evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of integrase and nested-PCR for the gag genes. The RNase L R462Q polymorphism analysis was carried out by PCR and sequencing.

resultsIn a total of 40 sporadic prostate cancer and 80 benign prostatic hyperplasia cases, no XMRV was detected by real-time PCR and nested-PCR. RNase L R462Q polymorphism analysis reveals that although there was an increase in the risk of prostate cancer correlated with the Q/Q allele of RNase L at position 462, the frequencies of the RNase L R462Q alleles were not statistically significant between the prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia groups (OR = 2.75 (95% CI = 0.67 - 11.3), P = 0.29).

conclusionsThese results did not support the presence of XMRV in the samples with prostate cancer and showed that RNase L R462Q variants had relatively little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer in Iranian population.

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PolymorphismProstate CancerRNase LXenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus

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