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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2023

Angiotensinogen, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, and Chymase Gene Polymorphisms as Biomarkers for Basal Cell Carcinoma Susceptibility.

Christos Yapijakis, Iphigenia Gintoni, Sevastiana Charalampidou, Antonia Angelopoulou, Veronica Papakosta, Stavros Vassiliou, George P Chrousos

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Christos YapijakisUnit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. cyapi@med.uoa.gr.
Iphigenia GintoniUnit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Sevastiana CharalampidouUnit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Antonia AngelopoulouUnit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Veronica PapakostaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Stavros VassiliouDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
George P ChrousosUniversity Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Choremion Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRChildren's Hospital Agia Sophia · GR

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introductionThe intake of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and specific antagonists of angiotensin II receptors, widely used as antihypertensive drugs, significantly reduces the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC), highlighting the possible tumorigenic role of angiotensin II (AngII). We present here the investigated genetic association between the development of BCC and functional DNA polymorphisms M235T, I/D, and A1903G in the genes of angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), and chymase (CMA1), which mediate AngII production levels.

methodsDNA samples of 203 unrelated Greeks were studied, including 100 patients with BCC and 103 matched healthy controls.

resultsThe MT genotype of the AGT-M235T polymorphism was significantly more prevalent in the patient group (78.0%) versus the healthy control group (28.3%; p < 0.001). The DD genotype of the ACE-I/D polymorphism was also increased in BCC patients (72.8%) compared to controls (46.2%; p = 0.001). The heterozygous AG genotype of CMA1-A1903G was significantly more frequent in the BCC group (86%) than in the healthy controls (50.5%; p < 0.001).

conclusionsThe MT, DD, and AG genotypes of the AGT- M235T, ACE-I/D, and CMA1-A1903G polymorphisms, respectively, were significantly increased in frequency within the group of cancer patients compared to the healthy controls. All three genotypes correspond to increased enzyme levels or activity and result in increased levels of AngII; therefore, they may be potentially utilized as reliable biomarkers associated with an individual's increased risk for BCC development.

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Basal Cell CarcinomaSkin NeoplasmsAngiotensin IIAngiotensinogenBiomarkersChymasesDNAGenotypeHumansPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APolymorphism, GeneticRenin-Angiotensin SystemSerine ProteasesAngiotensin IIAngiotensinogenBiomarkersChymasesDNAPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ASerine ProteasesA1903GACEAGTAngiotensin IIBasal cell carcinomaCancerCMA1Genetic associationI/DM235T

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