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Glutathione S-transferase M1 gene but not insulin-like growth factor-2 gene or epidermal growth factor gene is associated with prostate cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16018936     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Prostate cancer is the most common urologic malignancy involving multiple factors. There is evidence that suggests that detoxification enzymes and growth factors may play a role in the formation of prostate cancer. Our aim was to investigate whether polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GST M1), insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2), and epidermal growth factor (EGFR) genes could be used as genetic markers for risk of prostate cancer. In this study, we compared the frequency of the polymorphisms of GST M1, IGF-2, and EGFR genes among 96 patients with prostate cancer and 121 healthy male volunteers from the same geographic area (age, older than 60 years). There was significant difference in the GST M1 genotype between the prostate cancer group and the control group (P=0.042). The GST M1 null genotype was significantly higher in the cancer group (59.4%) than in the control group (45.5%). However, our study did not reveal a significant association between prostate cancer and the distribution of the IGF-2 or EGFR genotypes. This study suggests that the GST M1 gene, but not the IGF-2 or the EGFR genes, may be a risk factor of developing prostate cancer in Taiwan.
Authors:
Ming-Tsung Lai; Rong-Hsing Chen; Fuu-Jen Tsai; Lei Wan; Wen-Chi Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urologic oncology     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1078-1439     ISO Abbreviation:  Urol. Oncol.     Publication Date:    2005 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-07-15     Completed Date:  2005-11-01     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9805460     Medline TA:  Urol Oncol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  225-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Genotype
Glutathione Transferase / genetics*
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / genetics
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology,  genetics*,  physiopathology*
Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor / genetics
Risk Factors
Taiwan
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
67763-97-7/Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; EC 2.5.1.18/Glutathione Transferase; EC 2.5.1.18/glutathione S-transferase M1; EC 2.7.10.1/Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor

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