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ArticleCureus2023

Prospective Functions of miRNA Variants May Predict Breast Cancer Among Saudi Females.

Samar N Ekram, Ghydaa Alghamdi, Abdelrahman N Elhawary, Hatem A Sembawa, Abdulsalam A Noorwali, Ikhlas A Sindi, Nasser A Elhawary

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Samar N EkramDepartment of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU.
Ghydaa AlghamdiDepartment of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU.
Abdelrahman N ElhawaryDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR.
Hatem A SembawaDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU.
Abdulsalam A NoorwaliDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU.
Ikhlas A SindiDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Nasser A ElhawaryDepartment of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, SAU.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GBKing Abdulaziz University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Growing knowledge supports the importance of microRNAs (miRNAs) in modulating the initiation and development of breast cancer (BC) and underlying mechanisms. BC is a significant public health in females worldwide, where it remains the leading cause of death among Saudi females. Here, we evaluate the susceptibility of the miRNA genetic variants to the risk of BC in Saudi females. Methods One hundred fifty-four females, including 76 females diagnosed with BC and 78 healthy controls, were analyzed using TaqMan™ (Thermo Fischer Scientific, Waltham, MA) genotyping assays for the miR-196a2 rs11614913 C>T, miR-146a rs2910164 C>G, and miR-499 rs3746444 A>G. We utilized the SNPStats software (https://www.snpstats.net) (Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain) to choose the best interactive inheritance model for the examined miRNAs. Results The examined miRNA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showed no clear association with the risk of BC (P > 0.05). As for genotypic distributions, significant associations were found for the rs2910164 SNP in most interactive models of inheritance: 2.50 (95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.2-5.17; P = 0.0135) in the codominant model, 2.34 (95% CI, 1.11-4.8; P = 0.0197) in the dominant model, and 2.40 (95% CI, 1.22-4.73; P = 0.0113) in overdominant model. The rs2910164 C/G heterozygosity showed overexpression in cases compared to controls (73.7% versus 53.9%; chi-squared (χ

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breast cancer researchcase-control studylinkage analysismicrorna expressionprotein-protein interactionssaudi femalestaqman genotyping assay

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