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Oxidative stress-related enzyme gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to breast cancer in non-smoking, non-alcohol-consuming Taiwanese women: a case-control study

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ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 49, Issue -, Pages 152-158

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ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2011.011098

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  1. National Science Council, Taiwan [NSC-91-2314-B-037-279]

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Background: Mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) converts superoxide anion into H2O2, which is neutralized sequentially by either catalase (CAT) or glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx 1) into water or converted into highly reactive hypochlorous acid by myeloperoxidase (MPO). We hypothesize that gene variants for these enzymes might be associated with the risk of breast cancer in non-smoking, non-alcohol-consuming women. Methods: Genotypes of oxidative stress-related enzymes (MnSOD1183T>C, MPO-463G>A, GPx1Pro198Leu and CAT-262C>T) were analysed in 260 non-smoking and non-alcohol-consuming female patients with breast cancer and 224 habit-matched controls. Results: Subjects with the MnSOD1183T>C C carrier or those with the GPx1Pro198Leu CT genotype had significantly decreased age-adjusted risks (odds ratio [OR]: 0.56 and 0.16 with 95% confidence intervals [95% CI]: 0.38-0.83 and 0.08-0.29, respectively) for breast cancer. Certain combined genotypes of the polymorphisms also significantly modulated the age-adjusted risk. Conclusions: We conclude that oxidative stress-related enzyme genetic variants, especially GPx1Pro198Leu CT, modify the risk of breast cancer development in non-smoking and non-alcohol-consuming women. The role of unidentified environmental factors predisposing to breast cancer development through an oxidative stress mechanism merits further investigation.

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