Journal
TUMOR BIOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 23-32Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-009-0004-1
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism; Gastric carcinoma; Gastric cancer familiarity; Helicobacter pylori
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- Programma Integrato Oncologia, Tematica 2: Diagnostica Molecolare Avanzata
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Two common mutations, 677 C -> T and a1298 A -> C, in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) reduce the activity of MTHFR and folate metabolism. Familial aggregation in a variable but significant proportion of gastric cancer (GC) cases suggests the importance of genetic predisposition in determining risk. In this study, we evaluate MTHFR polymorphisms in 57 patients with a diagnosis of GC, in 37 with a history of GC in first-degree relatives (GC-relatives), and in 454 blood donors. Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection was also determined. An increased risk was found for 677TT in GC patients with respect to blood donors (odds ratio (OR)=1.98), and statistical significance was sustained when we compared sex-age-matched GC patients and donors (OR=2.37). The 677TT genotype association with GC was found in women (OR=3.10), while a reduction in the 667C allele frequency was present in both the sex. No statistically significant association was detected when 677-1298 genotype was stratified by sex and age. Men of GC-relatives showed a higher 1298C allele frequency than donors (OR=4.38). Between GC and GC-relatives, HP infection frequency was similar. In conclusion, overall findings support the hypothesis that folate plays a role in GC risk. GC-relatives evidence a similar 677TT frequency to that found in the general population.
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